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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, "The Monument Builders," what is the Moscow subway lined with?
(a) Marble.
(b) Gold.
(c) Pine.
(d) Granite.
2. Which country does Rand seek refuge after fleeing Soviet Russia?
(a) The United States.
(b) Austria.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.
3. According to Rand, what is defined as conducting one's life according to the divinity of nonexistent beings?
(a) Religion.
(b) Morality.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Altruism.
4. According to Ayn Rand, the major problem of socialism is the denial of what type of rights?
(a) Property.
(b) Physical.
(c) Civil.
(d) Human.
5. In which year was the essay, "The Monument Builders," published?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1962.
Short Answer Questions
1. What type of government financing does Ayn Rand propose in her essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society?"
2. Which monarch erected the palace of Versailles, as stated in Rand's essay "The Monument Builders?"
3. Rand vies for a political system in which public projects are not ________ society.
4. What are the two benefits one can gain from living a social existence?
5. Which form of government imposes laws of force and denies its citizens natural rights?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Ayn Rand, what are the benefits one can gain from living a social existence?
2. How does Rand define rights in her essay, "Man's Rights?"
3. What type of projects does the principle of "collectivized ethics" support, and by which means are those tasks carried out? Explain.
4. Does Ayn Rand believe that a society must devise a moral code? How should a society decide upon a moral code?
5. What is Rand's view on the Civil Rights Bill of 1964?
6. How does Ayn Rand believe that a government should finance itself in a free society?
7. How must an individual justify his/her action, as stated by Nathaniel Branden in his essay, "Counterfeit Individualism?"
8. What is the focus of the essay, "The Monument Builders?"
9. What are Ayn Rand's views on mandatory taxation?
10. Explain the notion of "collectivized ethics" as mentioned in Ayn Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics."
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