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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. Kira asks Andrei what it feels like to be treated like which of the following?
(a) A child.
(b) A monster.
(c) A political system.
(d) A tool.

2. What does Rand state that capitalism is incompatible with?
(a) Altruism.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Collectivism.
(d) Philosophy.

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

4. Rand says that new intellectuals must acquire which of the following?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Altruism.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Happiness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rand believe capitalism wiped out?

2. Rand describes perception as which of the following?

3. What is the setting for We The Living?

4. Who does Kira have a love affair with, even though she does not like him?

5. New intellectuals, says Rand, should not give into which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What struggle is portrayed in The Fountainhead?

2. What does Rand believe the role of intellectuals is?

3. What are the major themes in Atlas Shrugged?

4. What is the significance of the title We the Living to the contents of Chapter 2?

5. What are the results of collectivism in Anthem?

6. What kind of symbolism exists in Chapter 2?

7. Who is Howard Roark?

8. Describe Howard's view of collectivists.

9. Why is We the Living set in Soviet Russia?

10. How does Howard view altruism?

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