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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Friedman advocates that government should not be a master, but a/an ______.
(a) Slave.
(b) Instrument.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Mechanism.

2. What is the basic problem of social life for Friedman?
(a) How to distribute wealth equitably.
(b) How to coordinate the economic activities of large numbers of individuals.
(c) How to provide for entertainment opportunities.
(d) How to tax and provide responsively for the people.

3. What is the term for making non-membership in a union a condition of employment?
(a) Red-cat" contract.
(b) "Yellow-dog" contract.
(c) "Green-bird" contract.
(d) "Blue-bee" contract.

4. The thought that the best use of government spending would be on useless projects is known as ______.
(a) "Steaming the water."
(b) "Emptying the pot."
(c) "Evening it out."
(d) "Filling holes."

5. To what does Friedman equate competition?
(a) The Prime Meridian.
(b) A parallel line.
(c) A perpendicular line.
(d) A Euclidean line.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one example Friedman uses to demonstrate his point on monopoly in industry?

2. Friedman makes the distinction between education and ______.

3. One question Friedman asks is how we can stop government from destroying ______.

4. Friedman would agree that racism is ______.

5. What specific social responsibility does Friedman condemn for corporations?

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