Anarcho-capitalism - Quiz
Anarcho capitalism
  • 1. What do anarcho-capitalists propose regarding government services like law enforcement and education?
A) Privatizing them
B) Nationalizing them
C) Expanding their reach
D) Increasing tax funding for them
  • 2. According to Murray Rothbard, what characterizes the difference between free-market capitalism and state capitalism?
A) High taxes versus no taxes
B) Competition versus total monopoly
C) Industrialization versus agrarianism
D) Voluntary exchange versus collusive partnership
  • 3. Why does Rothbard argue that government services are inefficient?
A) They have too many competitors
B) They are too decentralized
C) They lack a market-based pricing mechanism
D) They focus on profit rather than citizens
  • 4. How does Maverick Edwards describe the role of markets in anarcho-capitalism?
A) As the central governing body
B) As a government-regulated tool
C) As a secondary influence
D) As an optional feature
  • 5. What is a common argument made by anarchist critics like Peter Sabatini and Bob Black against private defense agencies?
A) They would be unable to stop crime
B) They would be too expensive for the poor
C) They would prioritize profits over justice
D) They would act as private states leading to coercion
  • 6. What is the primary point of contention between minarchism and anarcho-capitalism?
A) The implementation of a gold standard
B) The legality of public protests
C) Whether or not to abolish the state entirely
D) The regulation of international trade
  • 7. Why do anarcho-capitalists view minarchism as inconsistent?
A) It advocates for compulsory funding while claiming to oppose compulsion
B) It fails to provide enough military protection
C) It refuses to tax the wealthy
D) It forbids private law enforcement
  • 8. What does Robert Nozick argue in Anarchy, State, and Utopia?
A) Private courts would lead to immediate anarchy
B) The state is inherently immoral
C) Anarcho-capitalism is the most stable form of society
D) Anarcho-capitalism would inevitably transform into a minarchist state
  • 9. How do private judges and arbitrators function according to Rothbard?
A) They apply universal principles of property rights
B) They follow directives from the majority
C) They enforce state-mandated statutes
D) They create new laws based on popular vote
  • 10. How does Hans-Hermann Hoppe define a state?
A) A collective enterprise of property owners
B) An agency with a compulsory territorial monopoly of protection and the power to tax
C) A social contract between the ruler and the ruled
D) An organization dedicated to the public good
  • 11. What term does Frédéric Bastiat use to describe state-enforced redistribution and progressive taxation?
A) Economic necessity
B) Social justice
C) Legal plunder
D) Public service
  • 12. Why do some anarchist critics reject anarcho-capitalism?
A) It advocates for the return of the monarchy
B) It ignores environmental regulations
C) It does not provide enough economic growth
D) It retains hierarchical structures
  • 13. According to Rothbard, what is the nature of coercion?
A) The existence of wealth inequality
B) The act of charging high prices for services
C) The invasive use or threat of physical violence against person or property
D) The refusal to engage in voluntary trade
  • 14. What does the non-aggression principle imply for anarcho-capitalists regarding the state?
A) It can have no exceptions
B) It only applies to private citizens
C) It allows for minimal state intervention
D) It is secondary to the needs of the military
  • 15. How does Bastiat describe the state's relationship with liberty?
A) It is the only guarantor of liberty
B) It maintains liberty through taxation
C) It has no impact on individual liberty
D) It perverts its purpose when it forcibly extracts wealth
  • 16. Which economist is noted for the concept of 'individual sovereignty'?
A) Ayn Rand
B) J. Michael Oliver
C) Lisa Duggan
D) Gustave de Molinari
  • 17. In the framework of individual sovereignty, where does sovereignty reside?
A) In the government
B) In the individual
C) In the community
D) In the state
  • 18. Which philosophical system did J. Michael Oliver associate with anarcho-capitalism?
A) Utilitarianism
B) Nihilism
C) Existentialism
D) Objectivism
  • 19. According to the text, what is the natural consequence of liberty?
A) War
B) Peace
C) Monopoly
D) State coercion
  • 20. Who is credited with largely developing and popularizing anarcho-capitalism in the early 1970s?
A) Benjamin Tucker
B) Lysander Spooner
C) Karl Hess
D) Murray Rothbard
  • 21. In which publication did the earliest documented use of the term 'anarcho-capitalism' appear?
A) Playboy
B) The New York Times
C) Libertarian Monthly
D) The Austrian Economic Review
  • 22. Which school of economics did Murray Rothbard draw upon for his theory?
A) Marxian school
B) Chicago school
C) Austrian school
D) Keynesian school
  • 23. Anarcho-capitalism is most closely associated with which of the following political traditions?
A) Right-libertarianism
B) Socialism
C) Communitarianism
D) Anarcho-syndicalism
  • 24. What label did Murray Rothbard propose for himself in the mid-1950s instead of 'anarchist'?
A) Classical liberal
B) Nonarchist
C) Statist
D) Anarcho-individualist
  • 25. What do anarcho-capitalists argue is necessary to enforce absolute equality of outcome?
A) The removal of all social structures.
B) Universal access to public education.
C) Voluntary community agreements.
D) A centralized, coercive apparatus.
  • 26. According to the text, what principle do anarcho-capitalists believe all people would naturally agree to?
A) The principle of state ownership
B) The principle of social equality
C) The non-aggression principle
D) The principle of majority rule
  • 27. What is the basic axiom of libertarian political theory as described in the text?
A) Every man is a self-owner
B) Every man is property of the state
C) Every man is entitled to state aid
D) Every man must contribute to the public good
  • 28. According to Rothbard, what is the 'fullest expression' of anarchism?
A) Direct democracy
B) Capitalism
C) Communism
D) Socialism
  • 29. Which rule does Rothbard follow regarding original appropriation, rejecting the Lockean proviso?
A) First come, first served
B) Needs-based allocation
C) Equal distribution for all
D) Government approval
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