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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 Ayn Rand, on what basis must the individual give to public works?
(a) Mandated.
(b) Lottery.
(c) Religious.
(d) Voluntary.

2. To be selfish is not simply to act on the basis of a __________.
(a) Interest.
(b) Need.
(c) Whim.
(d) Moral.

3. According to Branden, which word is intellectually confused with "selfishness?"
(a) Self amorous.
(b) Egoism.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Confidence.

4. Rand states in her essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society," that her proposal for government financing is ________ in practice.
(a) Rational.
(b) Not difficult.
(c) Irrational.
(d) Not easy.

5. In which year was Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," published?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1973.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Nathaniel Branden write his essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish?"

2. Some may claim that Ayn Rand's proposal for government financing is _______.

3. In which political system does the government own all societal goods and provide the people with what they need?

4. Which political system does Rand mention in "Collectivized Ethics," where she states men are free to produce and compete?

5. Rand does not believe in public projects because the public project does not benefit whom?

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