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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. Friedman gives examples of successful government intervention except ______.
2. Which group does Friedman believe to be contradictory in their views on free speech and fair employment laws?
3. What type of society does Friedman believe is least materialistic?
4. At the time of the book's publication, there was a tendency to regard government intervention as ______.
5. Friedman believes that the goddess of chance is ______.
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Friedman say about public housing as a form of social welfare?
2. Friedman accepts the reasoning that justifies "governmental action to alleviate poverty" (p. 191). What two issues must be addressed in order for this to happen?
3. What is Friedman's recommendation regarding an income tax?
4. Who are the biggest advocates of occupational licensure that Friedman describes?
5. According to Friedman, can a liberal be an egalitarian?
6. Do you think doctors should be required to obtain a license?
7. In Chapter 13, Friedman summarizes his examples. Which do you disagree with?
8. What are the three sources of monopoly?
9. In Chapter 13, Friedman summarizes his examples. Which do you agree with?
10. What does Friedman believe are the effects of minimum wage laws?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Friedman's stance on social welfare? Using examples from the text, explain his position and then advocate or rebut his position.
Essay Topic 2
Friedman argues that government mishandling of the money supply produced the Great Depression. Examine Friedman's analysis of the Great Depression and determine if the Federal Reserve System caused the Great Depression.
Essay Topic 3
Friedman articulates one solution for government involvement in education: vouchers. Analyze Friedman's voucher proposal to the current day voucher proposal and decide whether this would be a good solution to improve education.
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