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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. What did the lower, middle class of Nazi Germany do for a living?

2. Who does the individual submit to when conforming?

3. What did Hitler's sadistic nature lead him to desire?

4. Who replaces the original self?

5. What examples does Fromm cite in the chapter "Freedom and Democracy" of how a democratic society limits individuals?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is an individual's character structure affected by economic and political changes?

2. How does social character affect different groups?

3. What role does character play in the individual and society?

4. How does Fromm describe sadistic people?

5. What characteristics describe the first group of Germans who supported the Nazis?

6. How does a democratic society put pressure on individuals to conform?

7. What qualities did Hitler and Nazism possess that appealed to a large population of Germans?

8. What is the social function of education?

9. What is automaton conformity?

10. What two false theories does Fromm discount that accounted for the rise of Nazism?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Fromm's argument that the Nazi party came to power due to sadomasochistic tendencies. In your response, address the following points:

1). Explain why Hitler was a sadomasochistic leader.

2). Define the roles of submission and dominance in the power of Nazism.

3). Explain what group of people submitted fully to Hitler, and why.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Fromm and Freud's points of view on human development. In your essay, answer the following questions:

1). How are Freud and Fromm similar in their beliefs of human development?

2). What beliefs are different between these two thinkers?

3). Describe Fromm's analysis of other academics beliefs, including the Marxist historians and "idealists" like Weber.

Essay Topic 3

Define the political, social and economic impact capitalism had on individual freedom. In your answer, address the following historical events:

1). The Protestant Reformation-How did this religious movement bring about economic change and increased social class freedom?

2). The Renaissance-How was this movement characterized by capitalism? What impact did it have on society and the individual?

3). Post World War I Germany-how did the economic situation of inflation and depression change the political an social climate in pre-Nazi Germany?

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