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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. Rand states that the alleged goal of socialism was to end ________.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Revolt.
(d) Peace.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What method does Rand give for implementing her government financing plan?

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

3. In which political system does the government own all societal goods and provide the people with what they need?

4. Which of the following is not in violation of human survival as stated by the objectivist principle?

5. Finish the quotation: "Individual rights are the means of subordinating ________ to moral law."

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rand's view on the Civil Rights Bill of 1964?

2. What does it mean to live an existence of stagnation, according to Nathaniel Branden? What scenarios does Nathaniel Branden present in his explanation?

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. Explain why Ayn Rand is against collectivized ethics.

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

7. How does Ayn Rand believe that a government should finance itself in a free society?

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

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

10. What are Ayn Rand's views on mandatory taxation?

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