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

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

3. What notion does Branden attempt to refute in his essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish"?
(a) That selfishness is cruel and wrong.
(b) That not all people are selfish.
(c) That everyone is selfish.
(d) That selfishness is the right way.

4. Which political system does Rand mention in "Collectivized Ethics," where she states men are free to produce and compete?
(a) Communism.
(b) Mysticism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Socialism.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to "Isn't Everyone Selfish?", one must ask which question about the desired action?

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

4. In Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," Rand mentions which system of government in relation to collectivized ethics?

5. In which year was the essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society" published?

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