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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which country's monuments does Rand state have always been quite modest?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) America.
(d) France.
2. In which year was the Civil Rights Bill passed?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1965.
3. Rand states in her essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society," that her proposal for government financing is ________ in practice.
(a) Not difficult.
(b) Irrational.
(c) Rational.
(d) Not easy.
4. In which year was Branden's essay, "Counterfeit Individualism" written?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1984.
5. In Rand's essay, "Man's Rights," she describes several societies that exhibited a collectivist system. Which society is not included?
(a) Ottoman Empire.
(b) Ancient Greece.
(c) Ancient Egypt.
(d) Roman Empire.
Short Answer Questions
1. In which year was the essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society" published?
2. Rand calls government taxation laws an initiation of _________.
3. What is "an institution that holds exclusive power to enforce certain rules for social conduct in a given geographical area?"
4. Rand describes that socialism can be practiced totally or partially. Which country does she use as an example of a partial socialist government?
5. In which year was Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," published?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Nathaniel Branden discuss in his essay, "The Divine Right of Stagnation," in regard to human growth?
2. What is the focus of the essay, "The Monument Builders?"
3. How does Rand define rights in her essay, "Man's Rights?"
4. Explain the idea of "Collectivized Rights" as Rand describes.
5. According to Rand, do humans need government? How does Ayn Rand define government?
6. What does Rand consider to be the source of rights and how does she describe the origin?
7. What type of projects does the principle of "collectivized ethics" support, and by which means are those tasks carried out? Explain.
8. How must an individual justify his/her action, as stated by Nathaniel Branden in his essay, "Counterfeit Individualism?"
9. What are Ayn Rand's thoughts on racism and how does she define it?
10. What is the definition of "power lust" as defined by Ayn Rand in her essay, "The Monument Builders?" Explain.
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