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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. What does Nathaniel Branden state is a concept of ethics and politics and simultaneously a concept of ethics and psychology?
(a) Counterfeit individualism.
(b) Individualism.
(c) Objectivism.
(d) Egoism.

2. Rand states that the actually effect of socialism have been ________ the alleged goals.
(a) Different from.
(b) Opposite of.
(c) Synonymous with.
(d) Achieved with.

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

4. Which country is said to have inspired Ayn Rand's objectivist theory, and caused her to reject all forms of collectivized government?
(a) China.
(b) Nazi Germany.
(c) Soviet Russia.
(d) The United States.

5. Which Act within the United States was Ayn Rand vehemently against?
(a) Human Rights Act.
(b) Prohibition.
(c) Sedition Act.
(d) Civil Rights Act.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which term is defined as "a manifestation of helplessness, of self-loathing and of the desire for the unearned?"

2. In which year was Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," published?

3. The notion that many people define individualism as the action of not conforming to the standard actions or ideas of the group is _________.

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

5. In which year was the essay, "The Divine Right of Stagnation," written?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Ayn Rand, what are the benefits one can gain from living a social existence?

2. Explain the idea of "Collectivized Rights" as Rand describes.

3. Explain the notion of "collectivized ethics" as mentioned in Ayn Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics."

4. According to Rand, do humans need government? How does Ayn Rand define government?

5. How does Rand define rights in her essay, "Man's Rights?"

6. In Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," Rand uses the principle to explain communism, communist thought, and society. Explain Ayn Rand's revulsion toward communism and how it pairs with collectivized ethics.

7. How does Louis XIV fit into Ayn Rand's discussion in her essay, "The Monument Builders?"

8. What is the focus of the essay, "The Monument Builders?"

9. How must an individual justify his/her action, as stated by Nathaniel Branden in his essay, "Counterfeit Individualism?"

10. What is Rand's view on the Civil Rights Bill of 1964?

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