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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rand states in her essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society," that her proposal for government financing is ________ in practice.

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

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

4. Which form of government imposes laws of force and denies its citizens natural rights?

5. Which country's monuments does Rand state have always been quite modest?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

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

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

10. What is Rand's view on the Civil Rights Bill of 1964?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what the term "rational morality" means in regard to Ayn Rand's theory of Objectivism.

Essay Topic 2

From what you know of Rand and her relationship with Branden, is it possible for a person to care for other human beings without violating the theory of Objectivism? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Rand's thoughts about racism as well as her contrasting views of the Civil Rights Bill that was passed in 1964. How are her feelings toward both situations ironic?

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