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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, We the Living.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rand says that no man has the right to do which of the following?
(a) Create force.
(b) Provoke force.
(c) Consider using force when provoked.
(d) Initiate force against others.

2. What is the setting for We The Living?
(a) China.
(b) Soviet Russia.
(c) Post-war France.
(d) United States.

3. Andrei viewed citizens in what way?
(a) As piles of flesh.
(b) As leeches.
(c) As angry mobs.
(d) As worker ants.

4. Rand says that new intellectuals must acquire which of the following?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Altruism.

5. What is the Witch Doctor's weapon?
(a) Perception.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Reality.
(d) Morality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Freedom and philosophy first arose in which setting, according to Rand?

2. Who does Rand describe as a soldier of liberty?

3. What kind of crime was Leo arrested for?

4. In a dying society, how many choices does Rand say individuals have?

5. In which period did capitalism arise?

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