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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "Isn't Everyone Selfish?", one must ask which question about the desired action?
(a) When.
(b) Why.
(c) Whether.
(d) How.

2. What does Rand claim is not a valid standard of value in her essay on "The 'Conflicts' of Men's Interests?"
(a) Desires.
(b) Urges.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Whims.

3. Branden's notion of pleasure being a psychological need also fits into which of his other notions?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Mental health.
(c) Mysticism.
(d) Morality.

4. The function of pleasure is to give a man his own sense of what?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Righteousness.
(c) Sufficiency.
(d) Efficacy.

5. What year did Ayn Rand write the essay, "The Cult of Moral Grayness?"
(a) 1974.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1964.

6. In which year was the "Psychology of Pleasure" written?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1964.

7. According to Branden, which concept is used by Mystics to encourage human self-sacrifice?
(a) Holiness.
(b) Peace.
(c) Faith.
(d) Jesus Christ.

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

9. Branden states in his essay, "The Psychology of Pleasure" that pleasure is not a _________, but a psychological need.
(a) Luxury.
(b) Whim.
(c) Right.
(d) Necessity.

10. What is necessary for the existence of self-esteem according to Branden?
(a) Pride.
(b) Confidence.
(c) Avarice.
(d) Happiness.

11. Which of the following words is not included in those Rand uses to describe desire?
(a) Wishes.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Feelings.
(d) Urges.

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

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

14. Who is Nathaniel Branden in the context of this collection?
(a) Rand's favorite writer.
(b) The creator of Objectivism.
(c) Rand's associate.
(d) Rand's husband.

15. Rand believes that because of altruism, what is the only reason people help others?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Obligation.
(c) Fame.
(d) Public Recognition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does not fall into the category of what Branden would consider a proper avenue for seeking pleasure?

2. According to Branden, what must human beings have in order to have pleasure?

3. What was Ayn Rand's last work of fiction?

4. Which of the following is not examined by Rand within "The Virtue of Selfishness?"

5. What does Branden identify as being referred to as an "evil" by Mystics?

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