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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Denying an individual his right to property is synonymous with denying him his right to _______.
(a) Wealth.
(b) Life.
(c) Health.
(d) Comfort.

2. Which of the following is not considered a public project?
(a) Public health care.
(b) Public parks.
(c) Welfare.
(d) A local coffee shop.

3. Rand calls government taxation laws an initiation of _________.
(a) Force.
(b) Choice.
(c) Finance.
(d) Precedent.

4. In which year was the Civil Rights Bill passed?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1963.

5. According to Objectivist thought, what does the individual live for?
(a) The common good.
(b) Moralist principles.
(c) Himself.
(d) Society.

6. Historically, what did socialist economic planning come about as a reaction to?
(a) Nazism.
(b) Nationalism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Capitalism.

7. Which political system does Rand mention in "Collectivized Ethics," where she states men are free to produce and compete?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Mysticism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Capitalism.

8. According to Rand, what is the only way that individuals' rights can be violated?
(a) Moral force.
(b) Emotion persuasion.
(c) Government.
(d) Physical force.

9. Which country is said to have inspired Ayn Rand's objectivist theory, and caused her to reject all forms of collectivized government?
(a) Soviet Russia.
(b) China.
(c) Nazi Germany.
(d) The United States.

10. Which country established a socialist system by force?
(a) Nazi Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Soviet Russia.
(d) The United States.

11. Which monarch erected the palace of Versailles, as stated in Rand's essay "The Monument Builders?"
(a) Louis XVII.
(b) Charlemagne.
(c) Napolean.
(d) Louis XIV.

12. Finish the sentence: Humans should think and judge __________, valuing their own intellect above all else.
(a) Independently.
(b) Morally.
(c) Collectively.
(d) Rationallty.

13. Which form of government imposes laws of force and denies its citizens natural rights?
(a) Dictatorship.
(b) Republic.
(c) Free nation.
(d) Democracy.

14. In which year was Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," published?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1963.

15. Which country does Rand seek refuge after fleeing Soviet Russia?
(a) England.
(b) Austria.
(c) The United States.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rand believes that the enactment of socialism has contributed to the _______ and destruction of individuals.

2. Finish the sentence: According to Ayn Rand, society must provide an organized protection against _________.

3. In which year was Branden's essay, "Counterfeit Individualism" written?

4. In which year was the essay, "The Divine Right of Stagnation," written?

5. What is "an institution that holds exclusive power to enforce certain rules for social conduct in a given geographical area?"

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