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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Appendix: Character and the Social Process.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fromm say even a democratic society can pressure individuals to do?
(a) Dominate others.
(b) Submit to others.
(c) Conform.
(d) Give up their money.

2. What social structure does Fromm suggest should be part of the psychological aspect of society?
(a) Family.
(b) Education.
(c) Economy.
(d) Society.

3. What does Fromm cite as the psychological reason for Hitler and his followers' desire for sadomasochism?
(a) Increased social freedom.
(b) Society's need for submission.
(c) The isolation of man.
(d) Man's desire for power.

4. What is "Mein Kampf"?
(a) A book about pre-Hitler Germany.
(b) A book about the Holocaust.
(c) Hitler's autobiography.
(d) A German history book.

5. What is the term Fromm uses to describe an individual act that does not compromise one's integrity?
(a) Positive freedom.
(b) Positive acts.
(c) Positive individuality.
(d) Negative freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the lower, middle class of Nazi Germany do for a living?

2. What has a key role in human development?

3. Why was medieval man in bondage?

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

5. What does Fromm identify as the main motive for human behavior?

(see the answer key)

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