Capitalism, the Unknown Ideal Test | Final Test - Hard

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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. The author believes that when the ban on physical force is breached, then there is no what?

2. How long is the protest at Berkeley in 1964 over a strip of land?

3. Who takes the concept of alienation and applies it to the worker?

4. In response to the claim that the superiority of communism is scientifically proven, the American answer is that the U.S. system is based on what?

5. The author refers to the situation in which sacrifice is considered good and self-improvement is not as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is idealistic hypocrisy, according to Brown?

2. In the "Is Atlas Shrugging?" chapter, the author asks what question about the novel "Atlas Shrugged"?

3. What is the reason, according to the author, that capitalism is having trouble sustaining itself?

4. When does the author say that an irrational side will win an argument?

5. What are the two ways that man can comprehend the world, according to Fromm?

6. When talking about political views in today's world, what is the question to ask?

7. How does Fromm characterize man's alienation?

8. What does taxation do to the marketplace?

9. What meaning does the author give to the idea that public interest supersedes private interests and rights?

10. From what belief do foreign-aid programs stem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some common fallacies about capitalism, and how do the common fallacies affect capitalism? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What does the author believe about businessmen and capitalism? How are businessmen central to the author's arguments about capitalism?

Essay Topic 3

What are anti-concepts, and what role does the author feels they play in today's economic and political societies? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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