The Virtue of Selfishness Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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The Virtue of Selfishness Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, "Collectivized 'Rights'", Ayn Rand (1963).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Rand, what are the notions of altruist thought perpetuated by?
(a) Morality and mysticism.
(b) Religion.
(c) Whim.
(d) Philosophers.

3. Rand believes that the enactment of socialism has contributed to the _______ and destruction of individuals.
(a) Conformity.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Displacement.
(d) Torture.

4. According to Rand, a nation has only the right to __________ of its individual citizens.
(a) Create the rights.
(b) Decide the rights.
(c) Protect the rights.
(d) Revoke the rights.

5. Which country established a socialist system by force?
(a) Soviet Russia.
(b) France.
(c) The United States.
(d) Nazi Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. From the altruist perspective, saving the life of a stranger is equivalent to saving the life of _________.

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

3. Which American group does Rand attack in her essay, "Collectivized Ethics?"

4. Finish this argument as Rand presents it: X is ___________; therefore, his argument is false.

5. Branden's notion of pleasure being a psychological need also fits into which of his other notions?

(see the answer key)

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