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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Freedom and Democracy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is "pseudo-thinking"?
(a) Pretending to act on a thought.
(b) Pretending to think.
(c) Impulsive thoughts.
(d) Unconscious repitition of other's opinions as our own.

2. What German social class both submitted to Hitler and fully adopted his Nazi ideology?
(a) Upper class.
(b) Nobility.
(c) Upper, middle class.
(d) Lower, middle class.

3. Where did the Renaissance begin?
(a) Germany.
(b) Italy.
(c) United States.
(d) France.

4. Fromm likens man's sin of eating the forbidden fruit to what act?
(a) An act of greed.
(b) An act of kindness.
(c) An act of anger.
(d) An act of freedom.

5. What develops as a child grows and primary ties are cut?
(a) The desire for freedom and independence decreases.
(b) There is no correlation.
(c) The desire for freedom and independence increases.
(d) The desire for freedom and independence remains unchanged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group of people fought in battles for freedom, as identified by Fromm?

2. What examples does Fromm cite in the chapter "Freedom and Democracy" of how a democratic society limits individuals?

3. What does Fromm say increases a child's emotional state?

4. What psychological behavior was the main theme of Hitler's ideology?

5. When he first came to power, which social class did Hitler favor?

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