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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the new wealthy class seek during the Renaissance?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Fame.
(d) Control.

3. What is often a negative result of man's freedom?
(a) Greed.
(b) Isolation.
(c) Unhappiness.
(d) There is no negative result.

4. What feeling did the inflation in 1923 Germany and the American crash in 1929 create?
(a) Insecurity.
(b) Individuality.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Power.

5. In "Freedom-A Psychological Problem," how does Fromm define work?
(a) Work is anything man does for the group.
(b) Work is whatever the individual wants it to be.
(c) Work is anything man does for himself.
(d) Work is concrete and part of an economic system.

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

7. According to the Catholic Church, what corrupts man?
(a) Protestantism.
(b) Money.
(c) Sin.
(d) Society.

8. What changes in a child's relationship to society during the individuation process?
(a) The child becomes more separated from society.
(b) There is no change in this relationship.
(c) The child becomes more included in a group.
(d) Society shuns the child.

9. Who accompanied Robinson Crusoe on his adventures?
(a) Monday.
(b) No one.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.

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

11. What does Fromm identify as the main motive for human behavior?
(a) Isolation.
(b) Individual freedom.
(c) Group belonging.
(d) Self-Preservation.

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

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

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

15. What is individuation?
(a) The process by which the group singles out an individual.
(b) A time when an individual gives up his individuality.
(c) The growing process of the individual.
(d) When an individual loses his identity to the group.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political ideology did Nietzsche find nihilism intertwined with?

2. Who described the fearful individual as tormented by self-doubt?

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

4. What is man's "biological weakness"?

5. According to Calvin, what does leading a virtuous life alleviate?

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