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

2. Who does the author feel is the biggest loser in the foreign-aid program?
(a) Britain.
(b) The U.S.
(c) The semi-developed nations.
(d) The underdeveloped nations.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which president does the author compare to a French minister?

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

3. When there is a conflict among groups that do not have the same principles, which does the author predict will win?

4. Who is Louis XIV's chief adviser?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. When do countries not engage in wars?

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

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

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

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