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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 are typical lobbyists?

2. What did the author present in her book "Atlas Shrugged" that is reflected in current events?

3. How does the author refer to a principle?

4. For the author, the Cold War is a type of what warfare?

5. Who does the author predict will win when there is a conflict between groups with the same principles?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does taxation do to the marketplace?

3. How does Fromm characterize man's alienation?

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

5. Why, according to the author, do many less-developed countries hate the U.S.?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Based on the information presented in the book, do you think that Rand is a conservative or a liberal? Why? Use examples from the book 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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