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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Fromm separate the two groups of German people who supported the Nazis?
(a) Fromm based his thoughts on how people viewed each other.
(b) Fromm based his theory on the people's reactions to the Nazis.
(c) He based his ideas on how people viewed themselves.
(d) He based his theory on the people's reactions to the Jewish community.

2. Which writer recognized man's lust for power?
(a) Locke.
(b) Machiavelli.
(c) Newton.
(d) Hobbes.

3. What do both societies and individuals possess that make them unique?
(a) Power.
(b) Characters.
(c) Money.
(d) Greed.

4. What does Fromm say increases a child's emotional state?
(a) Insecurity.
(b) Protection.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Calm.

5. Why did the Nazi regime appear to be stable?
(a) Hitler was no longer in power.
(b) The population seemed to have its needs met.
(c) The citizens were in revolt.
(d) The population had trouble being submissive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What contradiction of freedom does Fromm discuss in his book?

2. Why is it possible for people to conform without their knowledge?

3. What religions attracted the middle class during the Renaissance?

4. What tool developed out of the new capitalistic system that helped promote business?

5. What do masochistic people seek?

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