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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, "The Cult of Moral Grayness", Ayn Rand (1964).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does not fall into the category of what Branden would consider a proper avenue for seeking pleasure?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Painting.
(c) Working on a project.
(d) Writing a song.

2. Which of the following vocabulary words were not defined in Branden's essay on Mental Health versus Mysticism?
(a) Grief.
(b) Reason.
(c) Self-esteem.
(d) Sacrifice.

3. Finish the sentence based upon Rand's theory: One must achieve interests by her own efforts only and not at the expense of another's ______.
(a) Emotions.
(b) Loss.
(c) Achievements.
(d) Efforts.

4. If a person saves a stranger from a burning building at the risk of their own life, then that person is acting upon which principles?
(a) Objectivist.
(b) Altruistic.
(c) Compromise.
(d) Self interest.

5. Branden states in his essay, "The Psychology of Pleasure" that pleasure is not a _________, but a psychological need.
(a) Right.
(b) Whim.
(c) Necessity.
(d) Luxury.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Branden, what must human beings have in order to have pleasure?

2. What basis are you acting on if you audition for a Broadway show, after wanting to become a singer, you are an extremely competent singer, and you have performed on stage before?

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

4. In what year did Branden write his essay, "Mental Health versus Mysticism and Self-Sacrifice?"

5. Who is the noble, true, infallible judge in Western society, according to Rand?

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