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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Fromm give to the isolation that allows Fascism to grow?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Mulch.
(c) Fertilizer.
(d) Fertile soil.

2. What is "spontaneous" action?
(a) Actions that come from what a person feels and thinks.
(b) Actions that come from what an individual used to do.
(c) Actions that come from what others do.
(d) Actions that come from what others feel and think.

3. What dual desires did Nazi ideology appeal to?
(a) Power and dominance.
(b) Submission and power.
(c) Wealth and knowledge.
(d) Dominance and submission.

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

5. What assumptions about man are made that lead people to fear chaos if he acts only in accordance with himself?
(a) People assume man will follow others.
(b) People assume man will make the best decisions, all the time.
(c) People assume man is bad and will act destructively.
(d) People assume man needs more freedom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do sadists seek?

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

4. What is man's "biological weakness"?

5. What happened to Germany's economic stability following World War I?

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