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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. William Petersen is a professor of what?
(a) Government.
(b) Sociology.
(c) Political science.
(d) Psychology.

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

3. The author believes that when smears take place, they are generally aimed at what?
(a) Political campaigns.
(b) Beliefs in values or principles.
(c) Religious beliefs.
(d) Individuals.

4. Fromm believes that the feeling of being separate causes what?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Fear.
(c) Security.
(d) Completeness.

5. The author believes that being free means freedom from what?
(a) Taxation by the government.
(b) Coercion by the government.
(c) Tyranny of the government.
(d) Regulation by the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lobbyists are required to register with whom?

2. Sometimes legislators are open to _______, a fact which bewilders the public.

3. The author believes Democrats and Republican are what type of actors?

4. The author believes that the _______ of man is responsible for production and prosperity.

5. In the U.S., the economic system isn't a pure capitalist system but is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is idealistic hypocrisy, according to Brown?

2. When do countries not engage in wars?

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

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

5. In the "Is Atlas Shrugging?" chapter, the author asks what question about the novel "Atlas Shrugged"?

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

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

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

9. From what belief do foreign-aid programs stem?

10. What are the two ways that man can comprehend the world, according to Fromm?

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