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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Nazi Germany.
(b) Soviet Russia.
(c) The United States.
(d) China.

2. Which country does Rand seek refuge after fleeing Soviet Russia?
(a) Germany.
(b) The United States.
(c) England.
(d) Austria.

3. Finish the sentence: Humans should think and judge __________, valuing their own intellect above all else.
(a) Morally.
(b) Collectively.
(c) Rationallty.
(d) Independently.

4. Which country's monuments does Rand state have always been quite modest?
(a) Germany.
(b) America.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

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

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

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

8. In which year was the essay, "The Divine Right of Stagnation," written?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1973.

9. Rand believes that the enactment of socialism has contributed to the _______ and destruction of individuals.
(a) Displacement.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Torture.
(d) Conformity.

10. Historically, what did socialist economic planning come about as a reaction to?
(a) Communism.
(b) Nazism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Nationalism.

11. What are the two benefits one can gain from living a social existence?
(a) Knowledge and happiness.
(b) Knowledge and trade.
(c) Supply and demand.
(d) Happiness and trade.

12. Which monarch erected the palace of Versailles, as stated in Rand's essay "The Monument Builders?"
(a) Louis XIV.
(b) Charlemagne.
(c) Napolean.
(d) Louis XVII.

13. As Rand states, how must a collectivist society be formed to operate morally?
(a) Morally.
(b) Objectively.
(c) Freely.
(d) Correctly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is "an institution that holds exclusive power to enforce certain rules for social conduct in a given geographical area?"

5. Rand states in her essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society," that her proposal for government financing is ________ in practice.

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