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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the abbreviation for the Aluminum Company of America?
(a) ALCOA.
(b) ACOA.
(c) ALCOOA.
(d) ALCA.

2. The author believes that capitalism cannot function with what?
(a) Subservience.
(b) Individual rights.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Uneducated workers.

3. The author believes that, in statism, businessmen are what?
(a) The politicians.
(b) The taxpayers.
(c) The scapegoats.
(d) The elite.

4. Who does the author say would earn more money than Einstein?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Donna Mae.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Doris Day.

5. Who is the author of this book?
(a) Anna Rand.
(b) Annabelle Rand.
(c) Ayn Rand.
(d) Alena Rand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the railroad company in California that holds a virtual monopoly?

2. What do the courts protect?

3. According to the author, what will cure economic problems quickest and best?

4. Branden says that public education is not a ______ _______ because it must be paid for.

5. Who is J.J. Hill?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are people terrified of war, according to the author?

2. What should the governments of free countries protect?

3. How is banking controlled when the system is based on gold?

4. What role do land grants play in railroad construction?

5. How does the existence of money help people?

6. How do most political economists approach their study of man?

7. What is a coercive monopoly?

8. What do the peace proponents believe about force?

9. How does a government protect its citizens?

10. How are businessmen persecuted?

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