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

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

3. What group was responsible for improving the economic position of the worker?
(a) Guilds.
(b) Big business.
(c) Trade unions.
(d) The distant boss.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Luther define selfishness?

2. Which of the following does Fromm NOT mention when discussing the definition of freedom?

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

4. Which great thinker does Fromm NOT credit in his book?

5. Which writer summarized Fromm's thoughts on isolation and powerlessness?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the history of the child relates to Fromm's ideas about freedom?

4. What are the differences between an individual's freedom between the medieval and modern societies?

5. What is the significance of World War I when talking about freedom?

6. What are the three falsehoods about authoritarianism?

7. How did Luther's teachings support capitalism?

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

9. What does Fromm say about man's value is determined by the capitalistic economy?

10. How did Lutheranism challenge the Catholic Church?

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