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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. When Louis XIV rules, what kind of government does he have?

2. The author believes that being free means freedom from what?

3. Who takes the concept of alienation and applies it to the worker?

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

5. How long is the protest at Berkeley in 1964 over a strip of land?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When does the author say that an irrational side will win an argument?

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

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

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

9. What brings about an intellectual movement's collapse?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on the various authors in the book, what role does economics have on politics? Discuss the differences and similarities in the views held by Rand, Branden and Greenspan. Cite examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Why did the French businessmen tell Colbert to "Laissez-nous faire"? What does their response have to do with capitalism? Cite examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book to support your answer; what does Rand mean when she says there is morality in rational self-interest?

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