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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. Which of the following is not considered a public project?
(a) Public parks.
(b) A local coffee shop.
(c) Public health care.
(d) Welfare.

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

3. In which year was the essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society" published?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1963.

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

5. Finish the sentence: According to Ayn Rand, society must provide an organized protection against _________.
(a) Wrong-doers.
(b) Government.
(c) Force.
(d) Irrationality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Historically, what did socialist economic planning come about as a reaction to?

2. In which year was the essay, "The Monument Builders," published?

3. According to Rand, which country was the first to establish a system in which the society was subordinated to the individual rights?

4. According to Ayn Rand, this is the only time physical force is warranted.

5. According to Ayn Rand, on what basis must the individual give to public works?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Rand define rights in her essay, "Man's Rights?"

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

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

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