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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. Which major historical event ended just two decades before the essay, "The Monument Builders" was written?

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

3. In Rand's essay, "Man's Rights," she describes several societies that exhibited a collectivist system. Which society is not included?

4. What type of government financing does Ayn Rand propose in her essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society?"

5. According to Ayn Rand, the major problem of socialism is the denial of what type of rights?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Ayn Rand's views on mandatory taxation?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rand finds there are many problems with the government as well as the views of Western Society. Rand explains her solutions to the many problems that exist within the society. According to Rand, what does she consider to be the traits of a "free" society?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Ayn Rand's philosophy on Objectivism as stated in her essay on objectivist ethics. What are the main ideas of Objectivist ethics?

Essay Topic 3

Explain self-interest and its connection to reason as well as in terms of the choices one may make when motivated by self-interest.

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