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

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

3. Who are typical lobbyists?
(a) Nurses.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Lawyers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When is the period of McCarthyism?

3. What does the author believe determines the course of history?

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

5. Who wins the protest at Berkeley in 1964 over a strip of land?

Short Essay Questions

1. When do countries not engage in wars?

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

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

4. How does Fromm characterize man's alienation?

5. What do the French businessmen say is the best thing the king could do for them?

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

7. What do Republicans and Democrats claim about their side in the fight to save civilization?

8. What is the theme of "Atlas Shrugged"?

9. What does the debate at the Republican National Convention over the John Birch Society calling Eisenhower a Communist create?

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

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