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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. The principle of collectivized ethics supposes that one must live for the benefit of what?
(a) Individual.
(b) Family.
(c) Collective whole.
(d) State.

2. What basis are you acting on If you audition for a Broadway show, you are a poor singer, but you have always have wanted to sing?
(a) Egoism.
(b) Desire.
(c) Self-interest.
(d) Need.

3. In which political system does the government own all societal goods and provide the people with what they need?
(a) Communist.
(b) Libertarian.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Capitalist.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of government financing does Ayn Rand propose in her essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society?"

3. What notion does Branden attempt to refute in his essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish"?

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

5. What country did Rand live in throughout her adulthood?

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