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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, "The Monument Builders," Ayn Rand (1962).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Rand, what does an act of good will require in the eyes of an altruist?
(a) Self-manipulation.
(b) Self-mutilation.
(c) Self-interest.
(d) Self-sacrifice.

2. Which monarch erected the palace of Versailles, as stated in Rand's essay "The Monument Builders?"
(a) Charlemagne.
(b) Louis XVII.
(c) Napolean.
(d) Louis XIV.

3. According to Rand, what does an act of good will require in the eyes of the objectivist?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Self-sacrifice.
(c) Self-interest.
(d) Self-manipulation.

4. Complete the sentence: In order to act in self interest, man must refuse to sacrifice a ________ value for a _______ one.
(a) Worse, better.
(b) Better, worse.
(c) Higher, lower.
(d) Lower, higher.

5. To be selfish is not simply to act on the basis of a __________.
(a) Need.
(b) Moral.
(c) Whim.
(d) Interest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Nathaniel Branden write his essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish?"

2. On what principle is a person who steals something they want acting on?

3. According to Branden, what do values in the context of ethics guide?

4. In what year was "Atlas Shrugged" published?

5. Rand believes that because of altruism, what is the only reason people help others?

(see the answer key)

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