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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. If a person saves a stranger from a burning building at the risk of their own life, then that person is acting upon which principles?

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

3. Who is Nathaniel Branden in the context of this collection?

4. Ayn Rand defines value as something that a person believes is necessary to do what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does altruism fit into Branden's essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish?"

2. What does Rand mean when she states that one must not achieve her own interests by her own efforts only and not at the expense of others?

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

4. In Rand's essay, "Doesn't Life Require Compromise?", what does she claim is synonymous with compromise?

5. According to Nathaniel Branden, why is mental health needed for human life and survival?

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

7. How might one find pleasure in doing productive work?

8. What are Branden's ideas of self-sacrifice regarding mental health?

9. Why does Rand reject the widely accepted views of morals and values in regard to human existence?

10. How might society commonly define compromise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Typically, members of Western Society deem the passing of moral judgment as wrong. What does Rand say about the subject? How does she support her thoughts?

Essay Topic 2

Is it racist to think in terms of black and white? What are the similarities between racism and thinking in terms of black and white? What are the major differences? What does Rand say about each?

Essay Topic 3

How does fiction serve as an outlet for Ayn Rand to spread and further explain her Objectivist philosophy? Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.

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