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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which American group does Rand attack in her essay, "Collectivized Ethics?"
(a) Republicans.
(b) Activists.
(c) Conservatives.
(d) 1960s Liberals.

2. Which of the following is not in violation of human survival as stated by the objectivist principle?
(a) Altruism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Religion.
(d) Socialism.

3. Denying an individual his right to property is synonymous with denying him his right to _______.
(a) Wealth.
(b) Life.
(c) Health.
(d) Comfort.

4. Some may claim that Ayn Rand's proposal for government financing is _______.
(a) Something to be considered.
(b) Realistic.
(c) Strong.
(d) Weak.

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

6. According to Ayn Rand, the major problem of socialism is the denial of what type of rights?
(a) Civil.
(b) Physical.
(c) Human.
(d) Property.

7. The notion that many people define individualism as the action of not conforming to the standard actions or ideas of the group is _________.
(a) Weak.
(b) False.
(c) Correct.
(d) Lacking.

8. According to Rand, which country was the first to establish a system in which the society was subordinated to the individual rights?
(a) Ancient Egypt.
(b) Ancient Greece.
(c) The United States.
(d) The United Kingdom.

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

10. In which year was the Civil Rights Bill passed?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1963.

11. What type of government financing does Ayn Rand propose in her essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society?"
(a) Voluntary taxation.
(b) Independent financing.
(c) Mandatory taxation.
(d) Dependent financing.

12. Which country established a socialist system by force?
(a) The United States.
(b) Nazi Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Soviet Russia.

13. In Rand's essay, "Man's Rights," she describes several societies that exhibited a collectivist system. Which society is not included?
(a) Ottoman Empire.
(b) Ancient Egypt.
(c) Roman Empire.
(d) Ancient Greece.

14. What does Rand blame on the notion that causes men to feel inferior?
(a) Sexism.
(b) Racism.
(c) Inferiority.
(d) Misogyny.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Objectivist thought, what does the individual live for?

2. In Rand's essay, "The Monument Builders," what is the Moscow subway lined with?

3. In Rand's essay, "Man's Rights," she describes a right as the freedom of _______.

4. What are the two benefits one can gain from living a social existence?

5. Which country established a socialist system by vote?

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