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

2. What organizations were formed during the Renaissance to control prices?
(a) Monopolies.
(b) Unions.
(c) The church.
(d) Guilds.

3. In what country did John Calvin's Protestant movement get started?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Italy.

4. What factor became the greatest social influence during the Renaissance?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Education.
(c) Individuality.
(d) Family.

5. What does Fromm believe each individual is capable of expressing, as discussed in the chapter "Freedom and Democracy"?
(a) Expressing himself as an individual.
(b) Expressing himself as part of a group.
(c) Expressing his sadomasochistic desires.
(d) Expressing a desire to mend primary ties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was medieval man in bondage?

2. What happens to primary ties once they are cut?

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

4. Why is it possible for people to conform without their knowledge?

5. What historian believed that religion drives the social process?

(see the answer key)

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