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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. What basis are you acting on If you audition for a Broadway show, you are a poor singer, but you have always have wanted to sing?
(a) Egoism.
(b) Self-interest.
(c) Need.
(d) Desire.

2. Rand states that the alleged goal of socialism was to end ________.
(a) Revolt.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Peace.
(d) Happiness.

3. Rand describes that socialism can be practiced totally or partially. Which country does she use as an example of a partial socialist government?
(a) Nazi Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) France.
(d) England.

4. Although Rand does not support altruistic belief, she does not ______against it.
(a) Attack.
(b) Act.
(c) Rebel.
(d) Speak.

5. Which of the following is not included in the events of an emergency according to Rand's essay on "The Ethics of Emergencies"?
(a) Shipwreck.
(b) Flood.
(c) Earthquake.
(d) Car accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Isn't Everyone Selfish?", one must ask which question about the desired action?

2. According to Rand, what is the vessel in which the government seizes property and goods of the individual?

3. According to Branden, which word is intellectually confused with "selfishness?"

4. According to Rand, what are ideas of mysticism and morality based upon?

5. What country is Ayn Rand originally from?

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