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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, "Government Financing in a Free Society", Ayn Rand (1964).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Nathaniel Branden, what word is intellectually confused with "self-sacrifice?"
(a) Selfless.
(b) Faithful.
(c) Altruism.
(d) Gracious.

2. Which of the following is not considered a public project?
(a) Public parks.
(b) Public health care.
(c) A local coffee shop.
(d) Welfare.

3. According to Branden, what do values in the context of ethics guide?
(a) A man's choice only.
(b) A man's actions only.
(c) A man's actions and choices.
(d) A man's life.

4. Rand does not believe in public projects because the public project does not benefit whom?
(a) Rationally.
(b) Every individual.
(c) Anyone.
(d) Some individuals.

5. With which country's form of government does Rand largely agree?
(a) United Kingdom.
(b) China.
(c) Russia.
(d) United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method does Rand give for implementing her government financing plan?

2. No one ever really sacrifices oneself because every direct action is motivated by a person's desire. What does Branden say about this statement?

3. Rand calls government taxation laws an initiation of _________.

4. Which country is said to have inspired Ayn Rand's objectivist theory, and caused her to reject all forms of collectivized government?

5. According to Ayn Rand, on what basis must the individual give to public works?

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