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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who visits the United States and declares that the superiority of communism is scientifically proven?
(a) Khrushchev.
(b) Putin.
(c) Vonderenko.
(d) Gorbachev.

2. Who are the second scapegoats in a statist society, according to the author?
(a) Thinkers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Professors.
(d) Doctors.

3. The author believes that society today is headed toward what?
(a) Guild socialism.
(b) Totalitarianism.
(c) Dictatorship.
(d) Fascism.

4. Lobbying is the act of trying to influence whom?
(a) Bankers.
(b) Legislators.
(c) Capital markets.
(d) Owners.

5. For the author, the Cold War is a type of what warfare?
(a) Peaceful warfare.
(b) Meaningless warfare.
(c) Gang warfare.
(d) Scientific warfare.

6. In the U.S., the economic system isn't a pure capitalist system but is what?
(a) A mixed capitalism.
(b) A mixed system.
(c) A mixed socialism.
(d) A mixed economy.

7. Who writes an encyclical that expresses contempt for capitalism?
(a) Pope Platus VI.
(b) Pope Pius VI.
(c) Pope Paul VI.
(d) Pope Peter VI.

8. How do irrational entities benefit from the United Nations, according to the author?
(a) By being influenced by rational entities.
(b) By being dominant of rational entities.
(c) By being subservant to rational entities.
(d) By being associated with rational entities.

9. In "Atlas Shrugged," what is one of the antagonists?
(a) Logical-individualism-capitalism.
(b) Rational-individualism-capitalism.
(c) Reason-individualism-capitalism.
(d) Ordered-individualism-capitalism.

10. When government sets the objectives to be obtained, then it becomes what type of state?
(a) Totalitarian.
(b) Dictatorship.
(c) Communist.
(d) Authoritarian.

11. Who is Louis XIV's chief adviser?
(a) Colbert.
(b) Hawkings.
(c) Stewart.
(d) Franklin.

12. According to the author, the conflict for liberals and conservatives is between the state and whom?
(a) Society.
(b) Family.
(c) Tribes.
(d) Man.

13. When Louis XIV rules, what kind of government does he have?
(a) Oligarchy.
(b) Monarchy.
(c) Despotism.
(d) Parliamentary.

14. How long is the protest at Berkeley in 1964 over a strip of land?
(a) Six days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Five days.

15. The author believes that the _______ of man is responsible for production and prosperity.
(a) Hard work.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Strength.
(d) Sacrifice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author believe that productive work generates?

2. Governor Romney says we do not have a system of capitalism but of what?

3. The author believes that many less-developed countries hate America for what?

4. Who is the governor of California when the protest at Berkeley in 1964 occurs?

5. In "Atlas Shrugged," what is the second antagonist?

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