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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. Who is the governor of California when the protest at Berkeley in 1964 occurs?
(a) Davis.
(b) Deukmejian.
(c) Brown.
(d) Reagan.

2. In response to the claim that the superiority of communism is scientifically proven, the American answer is that the U.S. system is based on what?
(a) Belief in mankind.
(b) Faith in God.
(c) Faith in society.
(d) The rise of the individual.

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

4. Governor Romney says we do not have a system of capitalism but of what?
(a) Protectionism.
(b) Consumerism.
(c) Regulation.
(d) Retaliation.

5. In what type of system is property publicly owned and controlled?
(a) Communism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Authoritarianism.
(d) Totalitarianism.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, many less-developed countries feel ______ by capitalism.

2. Which does the author predict will win when the principles are clearly defined by the groups hold opposite views?

3. What does the author blame for warping students' hopes and viewpoints?

4. What kind of medicine is part of the British economic system?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reason, according to the author, that capitalism is having trouble sustaining itself?

2. What is one definition of capitalism that its supporters might use?

3. How does the author see the conflict between the Democrats and the Republicans in America?

4. Who comes and helps the students protest in Berkeley in 1964?

5. What does the pope's encyclical say motivates capitalism?

6. What does the pope's encyclical say about work?

7. What does the existence of the draft mean for countries and politicians?

8. What meaning does the author give to the idea that public interest supersedes private interests and rights?

9. When talking about political views in today's world, what is the question to ask?

10. When do countries not engage in wars?

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