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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did capitalism change the role of individuals?

2. What happens to primary ties once they are cut?

3. What drives man's struggle for self-promotion?

4. How does Fromm define selfishness?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kafka, and Green's points of view with regards to the individual?

2. How did the Protestant Reformation affect individual freedom?

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

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

5. What economic changes altered the social ideology at the end of the 16th century?

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

7. How did Lutheranism challenge the Catholic Church?

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

9. How does Fromm uses freedom of speech to explain that when a freedom is gained, it is also restricted?

10. What are the three falsehoods about authoritarianism?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe a fictitious society where man has complete and total freedom. Your essay should answer the following questions:

1). What is the political structure of this society?

2). Is there one central authority figure? If so, describe this individual. If not, explain why this individual does not exist.

3). What structures/ideologies/rules are in place that guarantee man his freedom?

4). Is everyone happy with the amount of freedom given to them?

5). Based on Fromm's definition of freedom, what would he say about this society? Would he agree that the individuals in this society have complete and total freedom?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Erich Fromm title his book "Escape from Freedom"? What evidence supports this title? Identify another possible title for this book. Using evidence from throughout Fromm's book, explain why this would be an appropriate title. Which title do you prefer, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the freedoms individuals possessed under the Catholic Church and those under Protestantism. In your response, be sure to answer the following questions:

1). Which religion provided greater freedom for the individual, and how did it provide that freedom?

2). How were other organized structures like politics and economics affected by each religion?

3). How did each religion appeal to the different social classes?

4). How did social class affect one's freedom?

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