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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 does Fromm categorize the first group of Germans who supported the Nazis?

2. What is society's character based on?

3. What does Fromm believe each individual is capable of expressing, as discussed in the chapter "Freedom and Democracy"?

4. What does Fromm believe to be the main driving force in history?

5. What psychological idea is destructiveness related to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is spontaneous action and original thought?

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

3. How does social character affect different groups?

4. What is automaton conformity?

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

6. What is true freedom and what do Fromm's critics fear it can lead to?

7. How does Fromm describe sadistic people?

8. What role does the family have in developing the character structure of an individual?

9. What characteristics describe the second group of Germans who supported the Nazis?

10. How does formal education limit a child's freedom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the relationship between democracy and freedom. In your response, be sure to addresses the following questions:

1). How are freedom and democracy symbiotic?

2). How are freedom and democracy at odds with each other?

3). Find an example from modern world history where a country has a democratic system of government, but does not provide individual freedom to its citizens. Explain why this is significant to Fromm's ideas about freedom and democracy.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Fromm's definition of freedom. In your answer, be sure to address the following:

1). What does man gain in his attempt from individual freedom?

2). What consequences exists for man and society when attaining freedom?

3) What cultural and social roadblocks does man face in this process?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Fromm's ideas on democracy as a political ideology from the last chapter of his book. In your response, address the following points:

1). What aspects of a democratic society does Fromm support?

2). What aspects of a democratic society does Fromm not support?

3). How does a democratic society both support and harm an individual's freedom?

4). How is a democratic society similar and different to an authoritarian society?

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