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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. According to Ayn Rand, the major problem of socialism is the denial of what type of rights?
(a) Property.
(b) Human.
(c) Physical.
(d) Civil.

2. Which form of government imposes laws of force and denies its citizens natural rights?
(a) Dictatorship.
(b) Republic.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Free nation.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which monarch erected the palace of Versailles, as stated in Rand's essay "The Monument Builders?"

3. What country did Rand live in throughout her adulthood?

4. Which country's monuments does Rand state have always been quite modest?

5. Rand believes that the enactment of socialism has contributed to the _______ and destruction of individuals.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does it mean to live an existence of stagnation, according to Nathaniel Branden? What scenarios does Nathaniel Branden present in his explanation?

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

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

4. What are Ayn Rand's views on mandatory taxation?

5. What does Nathaniel Branden discuss in his essay, "The Divine Right of Stagnation," in regard to human growth?

6. How do people falsely define Individualism, as stated by Nathaniel Branden?

7. Does Ayn Rand believe that a society must devise a moral code? How should a society decide upon a moral code?

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

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

10. What are Ayn Rand's thoughts on racism and how does she define it?

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