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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 dual desires did Nazi ideology appeal to?
(a) Submission and power.
(b) Wealth and knowledge.
(c) Power and dominance.
(d) Dominance and submission.

2. What did Hitler's sadistic nature lead him to desire?
(a) He wanted to dominate and be submissive.
(b) He wished to help others.
(c) He wanted to be dominated.
(d) He sought power over others.

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

4. What group of people fought in battles for freedom, as identified by Fromm?
(a) The oppressed.
(b) The church.
(c) The wealthy.
(d) The Middle Class.

5. Who must support the central bureaucracy in order for it to achieve its goal?
(a) Both the lower and upper classes.
(b) The upper class of a given society.
(c) The middle class only.
(d) All the people in a given society.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Fromm separate the two groups of German people who supported the Nazis?

3. What feeling did the inflation in 1923 Germany and the American crash in 1929 create?

4. How has the role of the "boss" changed in the modern world?

5. What cultural time period was Europe moving toward, following the Middle Ages?

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