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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The chief intellectual, according to Rand, is which type of person?
(a) Scientist.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Philosopher.

2. Freedom and philosophy first arose in which setting, according to Rand?
(a) Ancient Greece.
(b) Ancient Rome.
(c) Soviet Russia.
(d) Renaissance Europe.

3. Who does Rand describe as altruism's most perfect advocate?
(a) Bentham.
(b) Kant.
(c) Readen.
(d) Marx.

4. What did Kant allegedly close philosophy to?
(a) Reason.
(b) Morality.
(c) Emotion.
(d) Logic.

5. Andrei viewed citizens in what way?
(a) As angry mobs.
(b) As piles of flesh.
(c) As worker ants.
(d) As leeches.

6. What does Jeremy Bentham champion?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Collectivism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Morality.

7. What conflict is apparent in We The Living?
(a) Individual vs. State.
(b) Collectivism vs. Government.
(c) Indiivual vs. Capitalism.
(d) Capitalism vs. Socialism.

8. New intellectuals, says Rand, should not give into which of the following?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Despair.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Socialism.

9. What does Rand describe as being man's only tool of knowledge?
(a) The mind.
(b) Physical strength.
(c) Eagerness.
(d) Happiness.

10. What was Andrei passionate about?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Collectivism.

11. Who does Rand describe as a soldier of liberty?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Politician.
(c) Average citizen.
(d) Businessman.

12. The goal of this book is to do which of the following, according to Rand?
(a) Alarm Americans.
(b) Present new information.
(c) Share a fictional story for pleasure.
(d) Remind readers of a past warning.

13. What kind of crime was Leo arrested for?
(a) Political crime.
(b) Vandalism.
(c) Murder.
(d) Sexual crime.

14. Rand states that collectivism is dead in which country?
(a) Greece.
(b) USA.
(c) Japan.
(d) France.

15. Who does Kira have a love affair with, even though she does not like him?
(a) Charles.
(b) Hank.
(c) Andrei.
(d) Leo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of revolution is needed, according to Rand?

2. What does Rand state that capitalism is incompatible with?

3. Who delivers a speech in We The Living?

4. Which adjective does Rand use to describe America's culture?

5. The injunction not to judge shows the climax of which of the following, according to Rand?

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