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  • 1. What do anarcho-capitalists propose regarding government services like law enforcement and education?
A) Nationalizing them
B) Privatizing 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) Voluntary exchange versus collusive partnership
C) Competition versus total monopoly
D) Industrialization versus agrarianism
  • 3. Why does Rothbard argue that government services are inefficient?
A) They are too decentralized
B) They lack a market-based pricing mechanism
C) They focus on profit rather than citizens
D) They have too many competitors
  • 4. How does Maverick Edwards describe the role of markets in anarcho-capitalism?
A) As an optional feature
B) As the central governing body
C) As a government-regulated tool
D) As a secondary influence
  • 5. What is a common argument made by anarchist critics like Peter Sabatini and Bob Black against private defense agencies?
A) They would prioritize profits over justice
B) They would act as private states leading to coercion
C) They would be unable to stop crime
D) They would be too expensive for the poor
  • 6. What is the primary point of contention between minarchism and anarcho-capitalism?
A) The legality of public protests
B) The implementation of a gold standard
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 forbids private law enforcement
C) It fails to provide enough military protection
D) It refuses to tax the wealthy
  • 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 enforce state-mandated statutes
C) They follow directives from the majority
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) A social contract between the ruler and the ruled
C) An organization dedicated to the public good
D) An agency with a compulsory territorial monopoly of protection and the power to tax
  • 11. What term does Frédéric Bastiat use to describe state-enforced redistribution and progressive taxation?
A) Legal plunder
B) Social justice
C) Public service
D) Economic necessity
  • 12. Why do some anarchist critics reject anarcho-capitalism?
A) It retains hierarchical structures
B) It advocates for the return of the monarchy
C) It does not provide enough economic growth
D) It ignores environmental regulations
  • 13. According to Rothbard, what is the nature of coercion?
A) The invasive use or threat of physical violence against person or property
B) The act of charging high prices for services
C) The existence of wealth inequality
D) The refusal to engage in voluntary trade
  • 14. What does the non-aggression principle imply for anarcho-capitalists regarding the state?
A) It allows for minimal state intervention
B) It can have no exceptions
C) It only applies to private citizens
D) It is secondary to the needs of the military
  • 15. How does Bastiat describe the state's relationship with liberty?
A) It perverts its purpose when it forcibly extracts wealth
B) It maintains liberty through taxation
C) It is the only guarantor of liberty
D) It has no impact on individual liberty
  • 16. Which economist is noted for the concept of 'individual sovereignty'?
A) J. Michael Oliver
B) Ayn Rand
C) Gustave de Molinari
D) Lisa Duggan
  • 17. In the framework of individual sovereignty, where does sovereignty reside?
A) In the individual
B) In the state
C) In the community
D) In the government
  • 18. Which philosophical system did J. Michael Oliver associate with anarcho-capitalism?
A) Objectivism
B) Utilitarianism
C) Existentialism
D) Nihilism
  • 19. According to the text, what is the natural consequence of liberty?
A) War
B) Monopoly
C) Peace
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) The Austrian Economic Review
B) Playboy
C) Libertarian Monthly
D) The New York Times
  • 22. Which school of economics did Murray Rothbard draw upon for his theory?
A) Keynesian school
B) Austrian school
C) Marxian school
D) Chicago school
  • 23. Anarcho-capitalism is most closely associated with which of the following political traditions?
A) Socialism
B) Anarcho-syndicalism
C) Right-libertarianism
D) Communitarianism
  • 24. What label did Murray Rothbard propose for himself in the mid-1950s instead of 'anarchist'?
A) Nonarchist
B) Statist
C) Classical liberal
D) Anarcho-individualist
  • 25. What do anarcho-capitalists argue is necessary to enforce absolute equality of outcome?
A) Voluntary community agreements.
B) Universal access to public education.
C) A centralized, coercive apparatus.
D) The removal of all social structures.
  • 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 principle of majority rule
D) The non-aggression principle
  • 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 must contribute to the public good
D) Every man is entitled to state aid
  • 28. According to Rothbard, what is the 'fullest expression' of anarchism?
A) Direct democracy
B) Communism
C) Socialism
D) Capitalism
  • 29. Which rule does Rothbard follow regarding original appropriation, rejecting the Lockean proviso?
A) First come, first served
B) Needs-based allocation
C) Government approval
D) Equal distribution for all
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