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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Biggest Asshole in the Universe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to a form of government in which engineers, scientists, health professionals, and other technical experts are in control of decision making in their respective fields?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Plurocracy.
(c) Socialist democracy.
(d) Technocracy.

2. What refers to the idea of a society in a repressive and controlled state, often under the guise of being Utopian?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Dystopia.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Communism.

3. When was Atlas Shrugged published?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1957.

4. What refers to the part of the economy which is run by private individuals or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for profit, and is not controlled by the state?
(a) Education system.
(b) Private sector.
(c) Stock market.
(d) Public sector.

5. Who is the protagonist of The Fountainhead?
(a) Dagny Taggart.
(b) Howard Roark.
(c) Sarah Anderson.
(d) John Gatsby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of Atlas Shrugged?

2. According to the author, in his years of power, Alan Greenspan was able to turn the Federal Reserve into what?

3. According to the author, the Tea Party distracts its followers from the real villains of Wall Street by convincing itself that what is the enemy?

4. What refers to an entity that provides services for stock brokers and traders to trade stocks, bonds, and other securities?

5. According to the author, the top one percent of Americans own almost what percent of the wealth?

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