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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, "Doesn't Life Require Compromise?" Ayn Rand (1962).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Rand, every interest that a person employs must be based in ________.
(a) Context.
(b) Reality.
(c) Reason.
(d) Careful consideration.

2. Which philosopher does Rand mention in her essay on "The Objectivist Ethics?"
(a) Copernicus.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Plato.
(d) Nietzche.

3. What does Branden identify as being referred to as an "evil" by Mystics?
(a) Sloth.
(b) Pride.
(c) Greed.
(d) Envy.

4. In what year was "The Ethics of Emergencies" written?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1963.

5. According to Branden, what determines a person's individual pleasures?
(a) Whim.
(b) Desires.
(c) Mysticism.
(d) Values.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it impossible to pursue in a "non-free" society?

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

3. Complete the sentence: In order to act in self interest, man must refuse to sacrifice a ________ value for a _______ one.

4. In which publication did "The Virtue of Selfishness" first appear?

5. To be selfish is not simply to act on the basis of a __________.

(see the answer key)

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