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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a positive social aspect of the Middle Ages?
(a) Ioslation.
(b) Loss of self.
(c) Increased individual freedom.
(d) Solidarity.

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

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

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

5. What did the social order provide individuals during the Middle Ages?
(a) Money.
(b) Feelings of security and belonging.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Individuality.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What social force does man rely on from others?

3. What develops as a child grows and primary ties are cut?

4. How did man view himself and nature during the Renaissance?

5. What did man lose as a result of his new-found freedom during the Renaissance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did capitalism change the individual's role in society?

2. What are the three falsehoods about authoritarianism?

3. How do Fromm and Luther differ in the definition of selfishness?

4. How did Lutheranism challenge the Catholic Church?

5. How does Fromm feel about man gaining freedom but losing personal security?

6. What are Fromm's thoughts about the battles for freedom in the chapter "Freedom-A Psychological Problem"?

7. What is the difference between static and dynamic adaptation?

8. What were John Calvin's ideas about religion, and how were they similar and different to Luther's ideologies?

9. What was the economic system like during medieval times?

10. How are Fromm's ideas about the individual and society different from Freud's analysis?

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