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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Appendix: Character and the Social Process.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does an individual adapt to a new situation and habit?
(a) They adapt to a situation out of choice.
(b) They adapt whn an old habit is broken in favor of a new one.
(c) They adapt when a new habit cannot be formed.
(d) They adapt to a new situation out of necessity to a situation.

3. What circumstances directly affected a person's willingness to submit to an authoritarian like Hitler?
(a) Religion.
(b) Powerlessness.
(c) Isolation from society.
(d) Their economic situation.

4. What does Fromm cite as the psychological reason for Hitler and his followers' desire for sadomasochism?
(a) Increased social freedom.
(b) Man's desire for power.
(c) The isolation of man.
(d) Society's need for submission.

5. How does Fromm categorize the first group of Germans who supported the Nazis?
(a) Those who submitted to the Nazis but did not accept their ideas.
(b) Those who both submitted to the Nazis and adopted their ideas.
(c) Germans who joined the Nazis.
(d) Those who did not submit to the Nazis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is an authoritarian character?

3. Why is man unable to to realize his individuality when discovering his freedom?

4. What violent acts between countries added to feelings of powerlessness and anxiety during the nineteenth century?

5. Who described the fearful individual as tormented by self-doubt?

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