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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Rand's essay, "The Monument Builders," what is the Moscow subway lined with?
(a) Pine.
(b) Marble.
(c) Granite.
(d) Gold.

3. According to Rand, what is the only way that individuals' rights can be violated?
(a) Government.
(b) Emotion persuasion.
(c) Physical force.
(d) Moral force.

4. In Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," Rand mentions which system of government in relation to collectivized ethics?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Libertarianism.
(d) Communism.

5. What is "an institution that holds exclusive power to enforce certain rules for social conduct in a given geographical area?"
(a) Government.
(b) Code of conduct.
(c) Parliament.
(d) Society.

6. According to Rand, what do humans need if they are to live in a society?
(a) Total Freedom.
(b) Companionship.
(c) Family.
(d) Government.

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) Lacking.
(b) Correct.
(c) Weak.
(d) False.

8. What is the extreme example Rand uses to illustrate what can go wrong in a society that doesn't uphold the rights of the individual?
(a) Soviet Russia.
(b) China.
(c) Nazi Germany.
(d) The United States.

9. Rand believes that the socialist theory as a whole is _______.
(a) Rational.
(b) Morally correct.
(c) Honorably intended.
(d) Irrational.

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

11. In which year was the essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society" published?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1962.

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

13. What country did Rand live in throughout her adulthood?
(a) Germany.
(b) Canada.
(c) The United States.
(d) Russia.

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

15. Rand states that the actually effect of socialism have been ________ the alleged goals.
(a) Achieved with.
(b) Opposite of.
(c) Synonymous with.
(d) Different from.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Rand, a nation has only the right to __________ of its individual citizens.

2. Denying an individual his right to property is synonymous with denying him his right to _______.

3. Rand describes that socialism can be practiced totally or partially. Which country does she use as an example of a partial socialist government?

4. In which year was Branden's essay, "Counterfeit Individualism" written?

5. According to Ayn Rand, this is the only time physical force is warranted.

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