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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. Who is Louis XIV's chief adviser?

2. What does the author believe is dominating society today?

3. The author believes that the basis of American freedom is that man can act how?

4. How does the author refer to a principle?

5. William Petersen is a professor of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is idealistic hypocrisy, according to Brown?

4. What does the pope's encyclical say about work?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What are anti-concepts, and what role does the author feels they play in today's economic and political societies? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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