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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author believe is the basic tool of the bureaucrat?

2. The most successful railroads, according to the author, do what?

3. Who is the author of this book?

4. Who does the author say would earn more money than Einstein?

5. The power of the railroads, according to the author, comes from where?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Greenspan think of U.S. antitrust laws?

2. What does Branden claim is a fallacy of Marxism?

3. How does a government protect its citizens?

4. According to the author, how is science collapsing?

5. What does capitalism do to the standard of living?

6. What is the study of political economy?

7. What is a coercive monopoly?

8. What are patents and copyrights?

9. What does the author believe about the disintegration of philosophy?

10. What are the first labor laws concerning factories about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is taxation, and what is its effect on the economy? Cite specific examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is statism and how does statism affect freedom? Cite examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Based on the information given in this book, do men work better in an atmosphere of freedom rather than one of coercion? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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