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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, "Government Financing in a Free Society", Ayn Rand (1964).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What method does Rand give for implementing her government financing plan?
(a) Lottery basis.
(b) Random.
(c) Taxation of those who make more than a specified amount.
(d) None.

2. Which of the following is not considered a public project?
(a) Public health care.
(b) A local coffee shop.
(c) Welfare.
(d) Public parks.

3. According to Branden, which word is intellectually confused with "selfishness?"
(a) Confidence.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Egoism.
(d) Self amorous.

4. Rand calls government taxation laws an initiation of _________.
(a) Force.
(b) Choice.
(c) Finance.
(d) Precedent.

5. What notion does Branden attempt to refute in his essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish"?
(a) That selfishness is cruel and wrong.
(b) That not all people are selfish.
(c) That everyone is selfish.
(d) That selfishness is the right way.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rand does not believe in public projects because the public project does not benefit whom?

2. Rand states in her essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society," that her proposal for government financing is ________ in practice.

3. Some may claim that Ayn Rand's proposal for government financing is _______.

4. What type of government financing does Ayn Rand propose in her essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society?"

5. What basis are you acting on If you audition for a Broadway show, you are a poor singer, but you have always have wanted to sing?

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