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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who replaces the original self?
(a) The pseudo self.
(b) The social self.
(c) The conforming self.
(d) The actual self.

2. In "Freedom-A Psychological Problem," how does Fromm define work?
(a) Work is whatever the individual wants it to be.
(b) Work is anything man does for himself.
(c) Work is concrete and part of an economic system.
(d) Work is anything man does for the group.

3. What forces does an individual need freedom from in order to be a free individual?
(a) Freedom from family and friends.
(b) Freedom from self and family.
(c) Freedom from authority and outside constraints.
(d) Freedom from thinking and self.

4. Who is the servant of capitalism?
(a) Sin.
(b) Society.
(c) The church.
(d) Man.

5. What do masochistic people seek?
(a) They want to dominate a stronger person.
(b) They want to both submit and dominate.
(c) They want to submit to a stronger person.
(d) They want to dominate a weaker person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What outlined most new freedoms of the Reformation?

2. What is individuation?

3. When are fears most likely to be flexible?

4. What is Fromm's theory about Hitler and the success of the Nazi party?

5. What are the consequences for democratic societies when conformity exists?

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