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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. The author believes that society today is headed toward what?
(a) Guild socialism.
(b) Totalitarianism.
(c) Dictatorship.
(d) Fascism.

2. Who is Erich Fromm?
(a) A lawyer and author.
(b) A sociologist and author.
(c) A psychologist and author.
(d) A mediator and author.

3. What is the form of government that prevails in most of Latin America?
(a) Republicanism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Fascism.
(d) Statism.

4. Who do lobbyists work for?
(a) The businesses.
(b) The public.
(c) The individual.
(d) The special-interest groups.

5. Lobbyists are required to register with whom?
(a) The business associations.
(b) The United Nations.
(c) The government.
(d) The banks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author believe is the basis for a mixed economy?

2. Who does the author feel is the biggest loser in the foreign-aid program?

3. The author believes that the _______ of man is responsible for production and prosperity.

4. What does the author believe determines the course of history?

5. Who is Louis XIV's chief adviser?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the French businessmen say is the best thing the king could do for them?

2. What does the debate at the Republican National Convention over the John Birch Society calling Eisenhower a Communist create?

3. How is property dealt with in fascism?

4. What meaning does the author give to the idea that public interest supersedes private interests and rights?

5. In the "Is Atlas Shrugging?" chapter, the author asks what question about the novel "Atlas Shrugged"?

6. What is the reason, according to the author, that capitalism is having trouble sustaining itself?

7. What does the pope's encyclical say about work?

8. What does taxation do to the marketplace?

9. When do countries not engage in wars?

10. How does Fromm characterize man's alienation?

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