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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 time period was marked by man's darkness and scheming?
(a) The Dark Ages.
(b) The Renaissance.
(c) The Middle Ages.
(d) Industrial Revolution.

2. What war do many consider to be ultimate victory for freedom, according to Fromm?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) The American Revolution.
(d) The French Revolution.

3. When are fears most likely to be flexible?
(a) Never.
(b) Adulthood.
(c) Childhood.
(d) Geriatrics.

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

5. Which of the following does Fromm NOT mention when discussing the definition of freedom?
(a) Freedom is the absence of pressure.
(b) Freedom can be a threat.
(c) Freedom is easily attained.
(d) For some, freedom is cherished.

Short Answer Questions

1. What develops as a child grows and primary ties are cut?

2. Whose work about a ten-year-old child's awareness of self does Fromm reference?

3. According to Freud, how is man best described?

4. Where did the Renaissance begin?

5. What psychological approach did Fromm take with his work?

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