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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. What does Rand state that capitalism is incompatible with?

2. What kind of revolution is needed, according to Rand?

3. Why does Kira have a love affair with somebody she does not like?

4. Which adjective does Rand use to describe America's culture?

5. Rand states that the only tools of cognition are not which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conflict in Chapter 2, We the Living.

2. What does Howard think the root of evil is?

3. What is the purpose of For the New Intellectual?

4. What role does Rand describe industrialists as having?

5. What revolution does Rand call for?

6. What is the significance of the title We the Living to the contents of Chapter 2?

7. Rand states that culture should be judged by what criteria?

8. What does Rand believe the role of intellectuals is?

9. What is the main goal of the man in Anthem?

10. Describe Howard's view of collectivists.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Rand's book, For the New Intellectual, propaganda? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Is For the New Intellectual a piece of realism? Are the stories in the text realistic? What elements of fantasy are present?

Essay Topic 3

Ellsworth, from The Fountainhead, describes reason as man's greatest weapon. Is this statement true? How does it relate to the rest of the text?

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