View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, The Relation between Economic Freedom and Political Freedom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Friedman states that government should be ______.
(a) Destroyed.
(b) Held accountable.
(c) Expanded.
(d) Limited.

2. According to Friedman, what is liberty's greatest enemy?
(a) The Federal government.
(b) Concentration of power.
(c) The educational system.
(d) Elected leaders.

3. What is one way Friedman believes some people criticize markets?
(a) It hurts those in power.
(b) It gives people what they want.
(c) It inequitably distributes wealth.
(d) It limits people's choices.

4. Who does Friedman state rejects the view that the government is the patron or master of the citizenry?
(a) The free man.
(b) The rich man.
(c) The educated man.
(d) The poor man.

5. One question Friedman asks is how we can stop government from destroying ______.
(a) Taxes.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Citizens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides enforcing contracts, what one other thing does Friedman say government should do?

2. Friedman asserts that government restriction centralizes ______.

3. What does Friedman say can government not duplicate?

4. A major point for Friedman is that politics and economics are not ______.

5. What does Friedman believe coordinates individuals over vast distances and across all belief systems?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 211 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample