For the New Intellectual; the Philosophy of Ayn Rand Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Atlas Shrugged,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rand believe capitalism wiped out?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Hard work.
(d) Morality.

2. Who does Rand describe as a soldier of liberty?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Average citizen.
(c) Businessman.
(d) Politician.

3. What does Anthem concern?
(a) The struggle of the individual versus communism.
(b) The state's control over men.
(c) Lost love.
(d) The human ego.

4. When was The Fountainhead published?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1952.

5. In The Fountainhead, the act of collecting which emotion is deemed private?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Harshness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rand states that to oppose views, one need which of the following?

2. Why does Hank claim to work?

3. What is the major theme in Atlas Shrugged?

4. Which character says that man will proclaim sex as a sin.

5. Rand says that America is built on which ideal?

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