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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 political system does the government own all societal goods and provide the people with what they need?
(a) Libertarian.
(b) Capitalist.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Communist.

2. Rand states that the actually effect of socialism have been ________ the alleged goals.
(a) Achieved with.
(b) Synonymous with.
(c) Opposite of.
(d) Different from.

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

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

5. The notion that many people define individualism as the action of not conforming to the standard actions or ideas of the group is _________.
(a) Lacking.
(b) Weak.
(c) Correct.
(d) False.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which term is defined as "a manifestation of helplessness, of self-loathing and of the desire for the unearned?"

2. Finish the quotation: "Individual rights are the means of subordinating ________ to moral law."

3. Which country is said to have inspired Ayn Rand's objectivist theory, and caused her to reject all forms of collectivized government?

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

5. Rand calls government taxation laws an initiation of _________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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