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

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

3. What is NOT mentioned as a possible consequence for dynamic adaptation?
(a) Submission.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Joy.
(d) Hostility.

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

5. What example does Fromm use to point out a contradiction of freedom?
(a) Freedom of capitalism.
(b) Freedom of speech.
(c) Freedom from social order.
(d) Freedom of mobility.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political ideology did John Dewey discuss?

2. What reason does Fromm cite for the rise of authoritarian leaders like Hitler?

3. What economic related problem led to feelings of individual powerlessness?

4. Why was medieval man in bondage?

5. What did the Church during the Middle Ages promise people who accepted guilt for their sins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Fromm's ideas about work, the economy, and society?

2. What is the significance of the department store reference that Fromm makes in the chapter, "The Two Aspects of Freedom and Modern Man"?

3. How was fascism viewed when it first came to power?

4. What new social class developed during the Renaissance and how did it affect their freedom?

5. How did the economic changes of the Renaissance impact the social order in society?

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

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

8. What are Freud's thoughts on man and society?

9. How did Lutheranism challenge the Catholic Church?

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

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