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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. Governor Romney says we do not have a system of capitalism but of what?

2. William Petersen is a professor of what?

3. The existence of the military draft, according to the author, is the epitome of what?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is property dealt with in fascism?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Fromm characterize man's alienation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to the information presented in the book, what are the political, economic, social, moral and philosophic differences between the reason-individualism-capitalism position and the mysticism-altruism-collectivism positions?

Essay Topic 2

The author believes that the fundamental question used to evaluate a social system is whether or not the system acknowledges individual rights and bars the use of physical force, and whether or not man is a free individual or the property of the tribe. Evaluate the social and economic systems presented in this book using this question. Use appropriate examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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