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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What social force does man rely on from others?
(a) Cooperation.
(b) Love.
(c) Protection.
(d) Civility.

2. Who described the fearful individual as tormented by self-doubt?
(a) Freud.
(b) Marx.
(c) Kiekegaard.
(d) Fromm.

3. What factor became the greatest social influence during the Renaissance?
(a) Individuality.
(b) Education.
(c) Family.
(d) Wealth.

4. 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) The freedom was given to them by the church.
(d) They fought for this freedom.

5. Why does an individual adapt to a new situation and habit?
(a) They adapt to a situation out of choice.
(b) They adapt whn an old habit is broken in favor of a new one.
(c) They adapt to a new situation out of necessity to a situation.
(d) They adapt when a new habit cannot be formed.

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

7. What new economic system grew out of the Reformation?
(a) Working class domination.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Laissez-faire.
(d) Trade.

8. What tool developed out of the new capitalistic system that helped promote business?
(a) Sales.
(b) Discounts.
(c) Coupons.
(d) Advertising.

9. What does Fromm cite as an example of dynamic adaptation?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Psychopathy.
(c) Psychosis.
(d) Neurosis.

10. What biblical myth does Fromm reference?
(a) Noah's Ark.
(b) Moses receiving the Ten Commandments.
(c) Joseph and his brothers.
(d) Man's explusion from paradise.

11. What independent business does Fromm reference as a model for the new middle class?
(a) Gas station owners.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Artisans.

12. What goal does Fromm identify as the "abolition of external domination"?
(a) Freedom for the group.
(b) Obedience to a leader.
(c) A harmonious society.
(d) Freedom of the individual.

13. What happens to primary ties once they are cut?
(a) They become secondary ties.
(b) Primary ties cannot be cut.
(c) They can be mended if man gives up his freedom.
(d) They cannot be mended.

14. How has the role of the "boss" changed in the modern world?
(a) There is no boss.
(b) The boss works alongside his workers.
(c) The boss has a less personal role and is more anonymous.
(d) The boss is more involved.

15. Which workers was the medieval economy based on?
(a) Craftsmen and merchants.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Capitalists.
(d) Traders.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Fromm, what religious thinking helps society prepare for capitalism?

3. Which writer recognized man's lust for power?

4. What psychological approach did Fromm take with his work?

5. What advantage do animals have over man when entering the world?

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