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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which year was Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," published?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1964.

2. As Rand states, how must a collectivist society be formed to operate morally?
(a) Morally.
(b) Objectively.
(c) Correctly.
(d) Freely.

3. Rand states in her essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society," that her proposal for government financing is ________ in practice.
(a) Not difficult.
(b) Rational.
(c) Irrational.
(d) Not easy.

4. According to Rand, which country was the first to establish a system in which the society was subordinated to the individual rights?
(a) The United States.
(b) Ancient Egypt.
(c) Ancient Greece.
(d) The United Kingdom.

5. What is "an institution that holds exclusive power to enforce certain rules for social conduct in a given geographical area?"
(a) Society.
(b) Code of conduct.
(c) Government.
(d) Parliament.

6. What political system is characterized by private or corporate ownership of property?
(a) Communism.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Capitalism.

7. Finish the sentence: According to Ayn Rand, society must provide an organized protection against _________.
(a) Irrationality.
(b) Wrong-doers.
(c) Government.
(d) Force.

8. Rand vies for a political system in which public projects are not ________ society.
(a) Created by.
(b) Forced upon.
(c) Achieved by.
(d) Completed within.

9. In which year was the essay, "The Monument Builders," published?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1963.

10. Denying an individual his right to property is synonymous with denying him his right to _______.
(a) Health.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Life.
(d) Wealth.

11. In Rand's essay, "The Monument Builders," what is the Moscow subway lined with?
(a) Marble.
(b) Gold.
(c) Pine.
(d) Granite.

12. What country did Rand live in throughout her adulthood?
(a) The United States.
(b) Canada.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

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

14. In which year was the essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society" published?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1962.

15. Finish the quotation: "Individual rights are the means of subordinating ________ to moral law."
(a) Collectivism.
(b) Government.
(c) The individual.
(d) Society.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country does Rand seek refuge after fleeing Soviet Russia?

2. What method does Rand give for implementing her government financing plan?

3. Which major historical event ended just two decades before the essay, "The Monument Builders" was written?

4. What political system punishes irrationality and rewards rational thought?

5. According to Rand, what is the only way that individuals' rights can be violated?

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