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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Rand states, how must a collectivist society be formed to operate morally?
(a) Freely.
(b) Objectively.
(c) Morally.
(d) Correctly.

2. In which year was the essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society" published?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1964.

3. What type of government financing does Ayn Rand propose in her essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society?"
(a) Independent financing.
(b) Dependent financing.
(c) Voluntary taxation.
(d) Mandatory taxation.

4. Rand believes that the socialist theory as a whole is _______.
(a) Rational.
(b) Morally correct.
(c) Irrational.
(d) Honorably intended.

5. In which year was the essay, "The Monument Builders," published?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1963.

6. The principle of collectivized ethics supposes that one must live for the benefit of what?
(a) Family.
(b) State.
(c) Individual.
(d) Collective whole.

7. In Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," Rand mentions which system of government in relation to collectivized ethics?
(a) Libertarianism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Communism.

8. In Rand's essay, "Man's Rights," she describes a right as the freedom of _______.
(a) Life.
(b) Power.
(c) Belief.
(d) Action.

9. What political system punishes irrationality and rewards rational thought?
(a) Dictatorship.
(b) Communism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Democracy.

10. According to Rand, what is the only cure for racism?
(a) Communism.
(b) Individualism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Altruism.

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

12. According to Rand, which country was the first to establish a system in which the society was subordinated to the individual rights?
(a) Ancient Egypt.
(b) The United Kingdom.
(c) The United States.
(d) Ancient Greece.

13. Rand states in her essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society," that her proposal for government financing is ________ in practice.
(a) Rational.
(b) Not easy.
(c) Irrational.
(d) Not difficult.

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

15. In Rand's essay, "Man's Rights," she describes several societies that exhibited a collectivist system. Which society is not included?
(a) Ancient Egypt.
(b) Ottoman Empire.
(c) Ancient Greece.
(d) Roman Empire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rand blame on the notion that causes men to feel inferior?

2. What does Nathaniel Branden state is a concept of ethics and politics and simultaneously a concept of ethics and psychology?

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

4. What method does Rand give for implementing her government financing plan?

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

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