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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the act of conceding one's own reason in favor of another's, one commits an act of ______________.

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

3. Rand states that judgment is a ______ action to commit.

4. According to Rand, without these two things there can be no gray.

5. Rand defends her points by stating her belief that the mainstream practice of ethics goes against the reality of _________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How must one first begin to identify what is gray, according to Ayn Rand?

2. What does Rand say about an act of good will in the case of an emergency?

3. Explain Rand's idea of the four considerations of a rational man's thought and their function.

4. According to Branden's essay, "The Psychology of Pleasure," how are a person's individual pleasures determined?

5. How does Rand describe the acts of good will committed by an altruist?

6. Why is Ayn Rand so against compromise?

7. Describe what Rand states in "The Objectivist Ethics" that philosophers and scientists have never been able to do?

8. What are Branden's thoughts on anxiety and guilt as stated in his essay regarding Mental Health and Mysticism?

9. What are Rand's thoughts on human error?

10. According to Branden, what are the avenues where one would find pleasure, and why can one find pleasure in such avenues?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rand finds there are many problems with the government as well as the views of Western Society. Rand explains her solutions to the many problems that exist within the society. According to Rand, what does she consider to be the traits of a "free" society?

Essay Topic 2

What are Rand's thoughts on American society and government? What are the benefits that Rand cites throughout her works?

Essay Topic 3

In one of her essays, Rand mentions the notion of "moral grayness." What is moral grayness according to Rand? Is the act of moral grayness an evil act? Why and when?

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