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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. According to Rand, what do humans need if they are to live in a society?
(a) Family.
(b) Government.
(c) Companionship.
(d) Total Freedom.

2. In which year was the essay, "The Monument Builders," published?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1964.

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

4. Which country does Rand seek refuge after fleeing Soviet Russia?
(a) The United States.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) Austria.

5. This stated that private facilities cannot refuse services to patrons based on race, creed, religion, sex, etc.
(a) The Sedition Act.
(b) Prohibition.
(c) The Civil Rights Bill.
(d) The Bill of Rights.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which country established a socialist system by vote?

3. Which Act within the United States was Ayn Rand vehemently against?

4. In which year was the Civil Rights Bill passed?

5. Which American group does Rand attack in her essay, "Collectivized Ethics?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the focus of the essay, "The Monument Builders?"

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

4. 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.

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

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

7. Explain why Ayn Rand is against collectivized ethics.

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

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

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

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