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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. Who replaces the original self?
(a) The conforming self.
(b) The pseudo self.
(c) The actual self.
(d) The social self.
2. According to Fromm, why does sadism appear natural?
(a) It is how animals survive.
(b) It emphasizes the survival of nature over man.
(c) It emphasizes the survival of the fittest over nature and man.
(d) It is not natural.
3. What is a mutually beneficial relationship called?
(a) Syllabus.
(b) Symbiosis.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Sympathy.
4. Prior to World War I, who was the lower, middle class obedient to?
(a) President of the United States.
(b) German chancellor.
(c) German monarchy.
(d) They were not obedient to anyone yet.
5. When he first came to power, which social class did Hitler favor?
(a) Middle class.
(b) Upper class.
(c) Nobility.
(d) Lower class.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the original self?
2. What political belief aligns with Fromm's definition of freedom?
3. In the chapter "Freedom and Democracy," how does a person develop individuality?
4. What does Fromm argue that leads to man act destructively?
5. What psychological approach does Fromm use to study history?
Short Essay Questions
1. What role does the family have in developing the character structure of an individual?
2. What is spontaneous action and original thought?
3. What qualities did Hitler and Nazism possess that appealed to a large population of Germans?
4. What is the social function of education?
5. How does a democratic society put pressure on individuals to conform?
6. According to Fromm, why are "normal" people willing to conform to the ideas of an authoritarian character?
7. What is authority, as defined in the chapter "Mechanisms of Escape"?
8. What two choices does a person have when confronted by isolation and fear in achieving freedom?
9. What was life like for the lower, middle class following World War I? How did these conditions impact impacted their submission to Nazism?
10. What characteristics describe the second group of Germans who supported the Nazis?
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