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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 which year was the Civil Rights Bill passed?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1965.

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

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

4. Some may claim that Ayn Rand's proposal for government financing is _______.
(a) Realistic.
(b) Strong.
(c) Something to be considered.
(d) Weak.

5. What is "the notion of ascribing moral, social or political significance to a man's genetic lineage?"
(a) Altruism.
(b) Racism.
(c) Misogyny.
(d) Sexism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which monarch erected the palace of Versailles, as stated in Rand's essay "The Monument Builders?"

2. In Rand's essay, "The Monument Builders," what is the Moscow subway lined with?

3. Rand believes that the socialist theory as a whole is _______.

4. In Rand's essay, "Man's Rights," she describes several societies that exhibited a collectivist system. Which society is not included?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rand consider to be the source of rights and how does she describe the origin?

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

3. What type of projects does the principle of "collectivized ethics" support, and by which means are those tasks carried out? Explain.

4. What are Ayn Rand's thoughts on racism and how does she define it?

5. In Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," Rand uses the principle to explain communism, communist thought, and society. Explain Ayn Rand's revulsion toward communism and how it pairs with collectivized ethics.

6. How must an individual justify his/her action, as stated by Nathaniel Branden in his essay, "Counterfeit Individualism?"

7. According to Ayn Rand, what are the benefits one can gain from living a social existence?

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

9. How does Louis XIV fit into Ayn Rand's discussion in her essay, "The Monument Builders?"

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

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