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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, "The Divine Right of Stagnation", Nathaniel Branden (1963).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of need does "mental health" fall under?
(a) Biological.
(b) Geographical.
(c) Social.
(d) Rational.

2. According to Ayn Rand, one must pass moral judgment in order to live what kind of life?
(a) Irrational.
(b) Rational.
(c) Evil.
(d) Good.

3. Finish the quotation: "Individual rights are the means of subordinating ________ to moral law."
(a) Society.
(b) Collectivism.
(c) The individual.
(d) Government.

4. From the altruist perspective, saving the life of a stranger is equivalent to saving the life of _________.
(a) God.
(b) All humans.
(c) Yourself.
(d) A loved one.

5. What country did Rand live in throughout her adulthood?
(a) Canada.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) The United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must one have before being able to find meaningful relationships with others?

2. According to Rand, a person who does not attempt to define what is right or wrong in a given situation, and acts as a mixture of the two is morally what?

3. According to Rand, a nation has only the right to __________ of its individual citizens.

4. In Rand's essay, "Man's Rights," she describes a right as the freedom of _______.

5. What does self-esteem provide a person with according to Branden?

(see the answer key)

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