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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 country established a socialist system by force?
(a) The United States.
(b) Soviet Russia.
(c) France.
(d) Nazi Germany.

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

3. According to Ayn Rand, this is the only time physical force is warranted.
(a) Anger.
(b) Crime of passion.
(c) Self defense.
(d) Government mandates.

4. According to Rand, what is defined as conducting one's life according to the divinity of nonexistent beings?
(a) Altruism.
(b) Religion.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Morality.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year was Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," published?

2. Rand does not believe in public projects because the public project does not benefit whom?

3. What is "the notion of ascribing moral, social or political significance to a man's genetic lineage?"

4. Rand vies for a political system in which public projects are not ________ society.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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