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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. In which year was the essay, "The Monument Builders," published?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1965.

2. Who is the noble, true, infallible judge in Western society, according to Rand?
(a) The President.
(b) Religious leaders.
(c) God.
(d) Jesus Christ.

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

4. What word does Rand use in "The Cult of Moral Grayness" to describe the common trend for people to believe there are not "blacks" and "whites," only grays?
(a) Disgusting.
(b) Trendy.
(c) Conformative.
(d) Fashionable.

5. According to Rand, what are ideas of mysticism and morality based upon?
(a) Fear.
(b) Loathing.
(c) Whim.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Rand, what does an act of good will require in the eyes of an altruist?

2. At the conclusion of Rand's essay on the Objectivist ethics, what does she state is the standard value for the Objectivist?

3. Which Greek philosopher is mentioned once within the book?

4. What must the goals one chooses to pursue be in order to be a rational thinker?

5. Which of the following words is not included in those Rand uses to describe desire?

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