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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Freedom and Democracy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why would Fromm view the action of man eating the forbidden fruit as a positive act?
(a) Man separated himself from woman.
(b) Man took a step toward becoming an individual.
(c) Man took a risk.
(d) Man fought against nature.

2. What goal does Fromm identify as the "abolition of external domination"?
(a) A harmonious society.
(b) Obedience to a leader.
(c) Freedom for the group.
(d) Freedom of the individual.

3. What was the ultimate goal of the Nazi party?
(a) Give up power.
(b) Strengthen German society for everyone.
(c) Gain power.
(d) Gain freedom.

4. What did the lower, middle class of Nazi Germany do for a living?
(a) Doctors, lawyers, and accountants.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Shopkeepers, artisans, and white collar workers.
(d) Government employees.

5. What does Fromm call the political freedoms associated with capitalism?
(a) Positive freedoms.
(b) Capitalistic freedoms.
(c) Monetary freedoms.
(d) Negative freedoms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What German social class both submitted to Hitler and fully adopted his Nazi ideology?

2. In "Freedom-A Psychological Problem," how does Fromm define work?

3. Why does an individual adapt to a new situation and habit?

4. What word best describes the idea where man "strives for submission and domination"?

5. What political ideology is a historical example of authoritarian mechanism?

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