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