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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. In which year was the essay, "The Divine Right of Stagnation," written?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1973.
2. What does Nathaniel Branden state is a concept of ethics and politics and simultaneously a concept of ethics and psychology?
(a) Egoism.
(b) Objectivism.
(c) Individualism.
(d) Counterfeit individualism.
3. Which of the following is not considered a public project?
(a) Public parks.
(b) A local coffee shop.
(c) Welfare.
(d) Public health care.
4. In Rand's essay, "The Monument Builders," what is the Moscow subway lined with?
(a) Marble.
(b) Gold.
(c) Granite.
(d) Pine.
5. In which year was the essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society" published?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1961.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which country established a socialist system by force?
2. Which American group does Rand attack in her essay, "Collectivized Ethics?"
3. In Rand's essay, "Man's Rights," she describes a right as the freedom of _______.
4. According to Rand, a nation has only the right to __________ of its individual citizens.
5. Which major historical event ended just two decades before the essay, "The Monument Builders" was written?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the idea of "Collectivized Rights" as Rand describes.
2. What does it mean to live an existence of stagnation, according to Nathaniel Branden? What scenarios does Nathaniel Branden present in his explanation?
3. How does Ayn Rand believe that a government should finance itself in a free society?
4. How does Rand define rights in her essay, "Man's Rights?"
5. Does Ayn Rand believe that a society must devise a moral code? How should a society decide upon a moral code?
6. What are Ayn Rand's thoughts on racism and how does she define it?
7. What are Ayn Rand's views on mandatory taxation?
8. In Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," Rand uses the principle to explain communism, communist thought, and society. Explain Ayn Rand's revulsion toward communism and how it pairs with collectivized ethics.
9. Explain why Ayn Rand is against collectivized ethics.
10. According to Ayn Rand, what are the benefits one can gain from living a social existence?
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