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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 American group does Rand attack in her essay, "Collectivized Ethics?"
2. Some may claim that Ayn Rand's proposal for government financing is _______.
3. Which monarch erected the palace of Versailles, as stated in Rand's essay "The Monument Builders?"
4. According to Rand, a nation has only the right to __________ of its individual citizens.
5. Which country's monuments does Rand state have always been quite modest?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ayn Rand believe that a government should finance itself in a free society?
2. What type of projects does the principle of "collectivized ethics" support, and by which means are those tasks carried out? Explain.
3. How does Rand define rights in her essay, "Man's Rights?"
4. Does Ayn Rand believe that a society must devise a moral code? How should a society decide upon a moral code?
5. How do people falsely define Individualism, as stated by Nathaniel Branden?
6. What are Ayn Rand's thoughts on racism and how does she define it?
7. What is Rand's view on the Civil Rights Bill of 1964?
8. How does Ayn Rand describe "Socialism" in her essay, "The Monument Builders?"
9. According to Rand, do humans need government? How does Ayn Rand define government?
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
Explain what the term "rational morality" means in regard to Ayn Rand's theory of Objectivism.
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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