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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author believes Democrats and Republican are what type of actors?
(a) Selfish actors.
(b) Selfless actors.
(c) Irrational actors.
(d) Rational actors.

2. According to the author, smears fall into the category known as what?
(a) Libel.
(b) Criminal.
(c) Slander.
(d) Evil.

3. What is the theory behind the pope's encyclical?
(a) Rich nations should help poor nations because it is fair.
(b) Rich nations need to help poor nations so that all humans are equal.
(c) Rich nations have a duty to help poor nations.
(d) Rich nations should be equitable when helping poor nations.

4. McCarthyism is named for a senator from where?
(a) California.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Texas.

5. What did the author present in her book "Atlas Shrugged" that is reflected in current events?
(a) Brain-drain in Spain.
(b) Brain-drain in France.
(c) Brain-drain in Great Britain.
(d) Brain-drain in Germany.

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

7. Which president does the author compare to a French minister?
(a) President Kennedy.
(b) President Franklin.
(c) President Johnson.
(d) President Monroe.

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

9. The author believes that the basis of American freedom is that man can act how?
(a) Selfishly.
(b) Altruistically.
(c) For the betterment of all.
(d) In his own self-intrest.

10. What kind of medicine is part of the British economic system?
(a) Socialized.
(b) Decentralized.
(c) Individual.
(d) Localized.

11. What is the name of the philosopher who introduces the concept of alienation?
(a) Jung.
(b) Hegel.
(c) Livingston.
(d) Trumpet.

12. The author believes that, in society today, there are no what?
(a) Driven people.
(b) Rights of the individual.
(c) Visions of the future or goals.
(d) Free people.

13. The existence of the military draft, according to the author, is the epitome of what?
(a) Coercion.
(b) Force.
(c) Lack of freedom.
(d) Statism.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. William Petersen is a professor of what?

2. One of the tactics of this group is to paint capitalism as evil.

3. What does the author believe is the basis for a mixed economy?

4. The author believes that Louis XIV creates a welfare state and ruins what?

5. When the author examines the situation in Viet Nam, the author reveals the belief that there is no _____ ______ for the U.S. there.

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