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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Rand's essay, "Man's Rights," she describes a right as the freedom of _______.
(a) Action.
(b) Power.
(c) Life.
(d) Belief.

3. Which term is defined as "a manifestation of helplessness, of self-loathing and of the desire for the unearned?"
(a) Self preservation.
(b) Power lust.
(c) Self affliction.
(d) Power planning.

4. 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.

5. According to Rand, a nation has only the right to __________ of its individual citizens.
(a) Revoke the rights.
(b) Decide the rights.
(c) Protect the rights.
(d) Create the rights.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Finish the sentence: According to Ayn Rand, society must provide an organized protection against _________.

3. This stated that private facilities cannot refuse services to patrons based on race, creed, religion, sex, etc.

4. 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?

5. Which country established a socialist system by vote?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Ayn Rand believe that a society must devise a moral code? How should a society decide upon a moral code?

2. Explain the idea of "Collectivized Rights" as Rand describes.

3. How does Ayn Rand describe "Socialism" in her essay, "The Monument Builders?"

4. Explain the notion of "collectivized ethics" as mentioned in Ayn Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics."

5. What is the definition of "power lust" as defined by Ayn Rand in her essay, "The Monument Builders?" Explain.

6. How do people falsely define Individualism, as stated by Nathaniel Branden?

7. What is the focus of the essay, "The Monument Builders?"

8. What does Nathaniel Branden discuss in his essay, "The Divine Right of Stagnation," in regard to human growth?

9. According to Rand, do humans need government? How does Ayn Rand define government?

10. Explain why Ayn Rand is against collectivized ethics.

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