The Virtue of Selfishness Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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The Virtue of Selfishness Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, "Counterfeit Individualism", Nathaniel Branden (1962).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Complete the sentence. A _________ person's desire for pleasure is the desire to escape reality.
(a) Selfish.
(b) Rational.
(c) Irrational.
(d) Neurotic.

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

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

4. In Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," Rand mentions which system of government in relation to collectivized ethics?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Libertarianism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Capitalism.

5. In which publication did "The Virtue of Selfishness" first appear?
(a) The Objectivist Quarterly.
(b) The Times.
(c) The Journal of Behavioral Psychology.
(d) The Objectivist Newsletter.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which country established a socialist system by vote?

4. In what year was "The Ethics of Emergencies" written?

5. Which country established a socialist system by force?

(see the answer key)

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