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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ayn Rand, this is the only time physical force is warranted.
(a) Government mandates.
(b) Anger.
(c) Self defense.
(d) Crime of passion.

2. In Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," Rand mentions which system of government in relation to collectivized ethics?
(a) Libertarianism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Capitalism.

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

4. Which term is defined as "a manifestation of helplessness, of self-loathing and of the desire for the unearned?"
(a) Self affliction.
(b) Power lust.
(c) Power planning.
(d) Self preservation.

5. According to Objectivist thought, what does the individual live for?
(a) The common good.
(b) Himself.
(c) Moralist principles.
(d) Society.

6. Which major historical event ended just two decades before the essay, "The Monument Builders" was written?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Cold War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Korean Conflict.

7. What does Rand blame on the notion that causes men to feel inferior?
(a) Racism.
(b) Inferiority.
(c) Misogyny.
(d) Sexism.

8. In Rand's essay, "Man's Rights," she describes a right as the freedom of _______.
(a) Belief.
(b) Power.
(c) Action.
(d) Life.

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

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

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

12. According to Rand, what do humans need if they are to live in a society?
(a) Total Freedom.
(b) Family.
(c) Companionship.
(d) Government.

13. The notion that many people define individualism as the action of not conforming to the standard actions or ideas of the group is _________.
(a) False.
(b) Lacking.
(c) Correct.
(d) Weak.

14. According to Rand, what is the only way that individuals' rights can be violated?
(a) Emotion persuasion.
(b) Physical force.
(c) Government.
(d) Moral force.

15. According to Ayn Rand, on what basis must the individual give to public works?
(a) Religious.
(b) Lottery.
(c) Voluntary.
(d) Mandated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rand states that the actually effect of socialism have been ________ the alleged goals.

2. In Rand's essay, "Man's Rights," she describes several societies that exhibited a collectivist system. Which society is not included?

3. In which year was the essay, "The Monument Builders," published?

4. Finish the sentence: Humans should think and judge __________, valuing their own intellect above all else.

5. Which country is said to have inspired Ayn Rand's objectivist theory, and caused her to reject all forms of collectivized government?

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