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. Hank says that sex cannot be deemed as which of the following?
(a) Evil.
(b) Fulfilling.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Shameful.

2. What is the setting for We The Living?
(a) United States.
(b) China.
(c) Soviet Russia.
(d) Post-war France.

3. Freedom and philosophy first arose in which setting, according to Rand?
(a) Renaissance Europe.
(b) Ancient Greece.
(c) Soviet Russia.
(d) Ancient Rome.

4. Francisco says that sex functions with which of the following?
(a) The mind.
(b) The ego.
(c) The body.
(d) The heart.

5. The injunction not to judge shows the climax of which of the following, according to Rand?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Altruism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hank accept, according to Rand?

2. In Anthem, Rand imagines a future where what concept is accepted?

3. The story in Anthem covers the rediscovery of what word?

4. What does Francisco describe as an expression of man's sense of his own value?

5. Who is the man that Kira wants to save?

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