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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Nathaniel Branden, what word is intellectually confused with "self-sacrifice?"
(a) Altruism.
(b) Selfless.
(c) Faithful.
(d) Gracious.

2. Which of the following is included in the four considerations of man's view of rationality that Rand describes?
(a) Effort.
(b) Responsibility.
(c) Plausibility.
(d) Reality.

3. In Rand's essay, "How Does One Lead a Rational Life in an Irrational Society?" Rand states that people often dismiss evil around them out of what?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Fear.
(c) Irrationality.
(d) Empathy.

4. Finish the statement: According to Rand, " One must _____, and prepare to be _______."
(a) Act, judged.
(b) Love, loved.
(c) Judge, judged.
(d) Act, questioned.

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

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

7. According to Ayn Rand, human error is _______________.
(a) Unacceptable.
(b) Avoidable.
(c) Acceptable.
(d) Unavoidable.

8. What must the goals one chooses to pursue be in order to be a rational thinker?
(a) Flexible.
(b) Malleable.
(c) Ever-changing.
(d) Achieveable.

9. Rand clarifies her point about compromise when she asks the question about the compromise ______ and _______ along with the question of reason versus irrationality.
(a) Happiness, sadness.
(b) Life, death.
(c) Morality, mysticism.
(d) Health, illness.

10. In Branden's essay on "The Psychology of Pleasure" he lists five avenues upon which ________ people find pleasure.
(a) Rational.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sufficient.
(d) Egotistical.

11. Complete the quote: "_____ is a desire experienced by a person who does not know and does not care to discover its cause."
(a) Whim.
(b) Need.
(c) Want.
(d) Moral.

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

13. According to Branden, "The Psychology of Pleasure," how many major avenues are there for one to seek pleasure?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

14. Which fictional character from "Atlas Shrugged" does Ayn Rand constantly refer to in order to explain her Objectivist theory?
(a) John Galt.
(b) Howard Roark.
(c) Peter Keating.
(d) Nathanial Branden.

15. What are the two things Branden claims that perpetuate within society and threaten self-esteem?
(a) Anxiety and frivolity.
(b) Reason and control.
(c) Anxiety and guilt.
(d) Belief and guilt.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What basis are you acting on If you audition for a Broadway show, you are a poor singer, but you have always have wanted to sing?

4. Finish the statement. "A" is _________.

5. According to Rand, what type of principles have ruled Western Society for years?

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