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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT a restriction during the Middle Ages?

2. What does Fromm identify as the main motive for human behavior?

3. What is individuation?

4. According to Calvin, what does leading a virtuous life alleviate?

5. What drives man's struggle for self-promotion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the economic system like during medieval times?

2. How does Fromm feel about man gaining freedom but losing personal security?

3. What are Fromm's thoughts about the choices an individual faces?

4. What is the significance of the department store reference that Fromm makes in the chapter, "The Two Aspects of Freedom and Modern Man"?

5. How does capitalism affect an individual's freedom, and what are Fromm's criticisms of capitalism?

6. How was fascism viewed when it first came to power?

7. What were John Calvin's ideas about religion, and how were they similar and different to Luther's ideologies?

8. How are Fromm's ideas about the individual and society different from Freud's analysis?

9. How did Luther's teachings support capitalism?

10. How did Lutheranism challenge the Catholic Church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Fromm use Nazism to discuss authoritarianism and automaton conformity? How does the ideology of Nazism connect with Fromm's ideas on individuality and freedom? What other authoritarian political ideology possesses similar authoritarian and conformity tendencies?

Essay Topic 2

How do religious, political, and social structures support and limit man's individuality and freedom? In your response, include the following information:

1). Religion during the Middle Ages to the Modern Age. Include text evidence about the Catholic Church, the Protestant Reformation and the beliefs of its leaders.

2). Fromm's thoughts about Fascism, Nazism, and democracy. Text examples should also include information about how these political ideologies influence an individual's freedom.

3). Theories about society and conformity.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the freedoms individuals possessed under the Catholic Church and those under Protestantism. In your response, be sure to answer the following questions:

1). Which religion provided greater freedom for the individual, and how did it provide that freedom?

2). How were other organized structures like politics and economics affected by each religion?

3). How did each religion appeal to the different social classes?

4). How did social class affect one's freedom?

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