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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a way in which a child grows during the individuation process?
(a) Emotionally.
(b) Physically.
(c) Individually.
(d) Mentally.

2. How did the Middle Ages support man's freedom?
(a) The Middle Ages were indifferent to freedom.
(b) Man had an abundance of personal freedom.
(c) Man had a lack of personal freedom.
(d) Personal freedom was reserved for the elite.

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

4. According to Fromm, what religious thinking helps society prepare for capitalism?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Hindu.
(c) Protestanism.
(d) Catholicism.

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

6. What social class found Lutheranism the most appealing?
(a) Middle Class.
(b) Upper Class.
(c) Royalty.
(d) Lower Class.

7. According to Freud, how is man best described?
(a) Pyschotic.
(b) Impressionable.
(c) Anti-social.
(d) Indecisive.

8. In the description of Emily's self-discovery, what did she examine when sitting on her perch?
(a) The clouds above her.
(b) Her head.
(c) The wind ruffling the tree branches.
(d) The skin of her hands.

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

10. What church dominated religion during the Middle Ages?
(a) The Catholic Church.
(b) Judiasim.
(c) Lutheranism.
(d) Protestanism.

11. What is man's "biological weakness"?
(a) Human culture.
(b) Instinct.
(c) Power.
(d) Nature.

12. What relationship connects oneself to the world without compromising individuality?
(a) Work and family.
(b) Man and nature.
(c) Religion and society.
(d) Man and society.

13. 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) The freedom was given to them by the church.
(c) They did not have any freedom whastoever.
(d) They fought for this freedom.

14. What is static adaptation?
(a) When an existing structure is only partially changed.
(b) Adaptation that requires no change.
(c) The habit is modified but not changed completely.
(d) The adoption of a new habit.

15. Why is man unable to to realize his individuality when discovering his freedom?
(a) He feels too guilty.
(b) He is unable to govern himself.
(c) He is unaware of the power of his actions.
(d) He does not care about his individuality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fromm cite as an example of dynamic adaptation?

2. When are fears most likely to be flexible?

3. What factor became the greatest social influence during the Renaissance?

4. Which of the following was NOT a restriction during the Middle Ages?

5. What political ideology did John Dewey discuss?

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