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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Emergence of the Individual and the Ambiguity of Freedom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT mentioned as a possible consequence for dynamic adaptation?
(a) Hostility.
(b) Joy.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Submission.

2. What does Fromm believe is the greatest assertion of individuality?
(a) Fighting for freedom was not worth it.
(b) Fighting for oppression.
(c) Fighting for oppression was easier than fighting for freedom.
(d) Dying while fighting for your freedom.

3. What relationship connects oneself to the world without compromising individuality?
(a) Man and society.
(b) Religion and society.
(c) Work and family.
(d) Man and nature.

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

5. What political ideology did John Dewey discuss?
(a) Communism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Republicanism.
(d) Facism.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the description of Emily's self-discovery, what did she examine when sitting on her perch?

2. What group of people fought in battles for freedom, as identified by Fromm?

3. What social force does man rely on from others?

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

5. According to Fromm's animal kingdom analogy, why is man so helpless at birth?

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