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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What contradiction of freedom does Fromm discuss in his book?
(a) Man is equally isolated and independent.
(b) Man is more independent but also more isolated.
(c) Man is more isolated but less independent.
(d) Man has no increased isolation or independence.

2. What reason does Fromm cite for the rise of authoritarian leaders like Hitler?
(a) People were seeking ways to escape from the responsibility of freedom.
(b) These societies were lacking training in democracy.
(c) These leaders were cunning and used trickery to get their way.
(d) These leaders were too forceful and its members could not resist.

3. What war do many consider to be ultimate victory for freedom, according to Fromm?
(a) The American Revolution.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) The French Revolution.

4. What psychological approach did Fromm take with his work?
(a) Social psychological.
(b) Physiological.
(c) Medical.
(d) Psychoanalytical.

5. What characteristic identified people during the Middle Ages?
(a) People were identified by their dress.
(b) People were not separated by anything during this time.
(c) People were identified by their birthplace.
(d) People were identified by their occupations.

6. What is NOT mentioned as a possible consequence for dynamic adaptation?
(a) Submission.
(b) Joy.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Hostility.

7. What factor most affected a person's change of identify during the Middle Ages?
(a) HIs family.
(b) His occupation.
(c) His religion.
(d) His individuality.

8. When are fears most likely to be flexible?
(a) Adulthood.
(b) Childhood.
(c) Geriatrics.
(d) Never.

9. What example does Fromm use to point out a contradiction of freedom?
(a) Freedom of capitalism.
(b) Freedom of mobility.
(c) Freedom from social order.
(d) Freedom of speech.

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

11. What political ideology did John Dewey discuss?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Republicanism.
(d) Facism.

12. In what country did John Calvin's Protestant movement get started?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

13. Who described moral isolation in "The Inventor's Suffering"?
(a) Fromm.
(b) Marx.
(c) Freud.
(d) Balzac.

14. According to Fromm's animal kingdom analogy, why is man so helpless at birth?
(a) Man is disconnected from his fellow man.
(b) Man needs others to guide him.
(c) Man is disconnected from nature.
(d) Man relies on learning in order to adapt to nature.

15. Why were individuals able to enjoy some expressive and emotional freedom during medieval times?
(a) They knew their exact place in the social order.
(b) They did not have any freedom whastoever.
(c) They fought for this freedom.
(d) The freedom was given to them by the church.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the description of Emily's self-discovery, what did she examine when sitting on her perch?

2. What goal does Fromm identify as the "abolition of external domination"?

3. Where did the Renaissance begin?

4. What did the new wealthy class seek during the Renaissance?

5. What organizations were formed during the Renaissance to control prices?

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