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Self Test on Knowledge Associated With Worldview Theme #50

Respond to each of the 10 multiple choice questions below by typing the number 1 to 5 of the answer you wish to select in the response box. When finished, click "process your responses".

1. Egoism is the belief that ____________ should be the basis for all behavior.

1) the common good        2) hedonism        3) reason

4) individual self interest        5) pursuing rewards in response to stimuli

2.  A believer in individualism values which of the following the least?

1) promoting the common good    2) individual freedom      3) self reliance

4) independence               5) laissez faire government 

3. All of the following movements might be supported by libertarians except     

1) wise use movement  

2) end welfare assistance programs

3) abolish the military   4) end corporate welfare

5) abolish government power of eminent domain

4.  _____________ is an economic theory embraced by some left anarchists.

1) mutualism     2) objectivism    3) progressive taxation

4) rationalism    5) nationalism

5. The phrase “This represents the best way to organize mankind to perform the arduous and sustained labor without which humanity itself would rapidly perish” is part of an argument for the existence of 

1) the market economy     2) multinational corporations    

3) labor unions                  4) the social contract

5) the nation state

6.   Someone for whom the Libertarian worldview theme is a key component of their overall worldview would go against much prevailing public sentiment and argue that which of the following should be protected under laws guaranteeing free speech and creative expression? 

1) advertising        2) labor union publications     3) pornography

4) communist literature    5) the liberty principle 

7.  All of the following would be opposed by someone for whom the Libertarian worldview theme is a key component of their overall worldview except which ?

1) taxes to finance social spending        2) laws against victimless crimes

3) gun control laws          4)  environmental restrictions on private property

5) laissez faire government economic policies 

8. Which of the following beliefs or behaviors is most strongly linked to someone for whom the Left Anarchist worldview theme is a key component of their overall worldview ?

1) in vigilantism     2) in abolition of the state        3) in individualism

4) in private property rights            5) in communal living

9.  Which of the beliefs as embodied in catch phrases below is valued relatively more by Libertarians than by most citizens of western democracies.

1) "equal treatment for all"     2) "freedom is protected by private property"      

3) "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need"

4) "in God we trust"         5)  "one man's freedom is another's nightmare"    

10.  Who would be most sympathetic to Marxist thinking?

1)  a Libertarian        2) a laissez faire capitalist        3) a Social Darwinist

4)  a left Anarchist        5) an anarcho-capitalist

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