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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. According to Rand, what do humans need if they are to live in a society?
2. In which year was the essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society" published?
3. Finish the sentence: According to Ayn Rand, society must provide an organized protection against _________.
4. In Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," Rand mentions which system of government in relation to collectivized ethics?
5. In Rand's essay, "Man's Rights," she describes a right as the freedom of _______.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the definition of "power lust" as defined by Ayn Rand in her essay, "The Monument Builders?" Explain.
2. What are Ayn Rand's views on mandatory taxation?
3. How do people falsely define Individualism, as stated by Nathaniel Branden?
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. According to Ayn Rand, what are the benefits one can gain from living a social existence?
6. Explain the idea of "Collectivized Rights" as Rand describes.
7. According to Rand, do humans need government? How does Ayn Rand define government?
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. What type of projects does the principle of "collectivized ethics" support, and by which means are those tasks carried out? Explain.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Typically, members of Western Society deem the passing of moral judgment as wrong. What does Rand say about the subject? How does she support her thoughts?
Essay Topic 2
Explain self-interest and its connection to reason as well as in terms of the choices one may make when motivated by self-interest.
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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