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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, We the Living.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of relationship does Rand describe the archetypes Attila and Witch Doctor as having?
(a) They are linked romantically.
(b) They are allies.
(c) They are not affiliated.
(d) They are enemies.

2. Rand suggests that a culture should be judged by which of the following?
(a) Its most intelligent people.
(b) Its dominant philosophy.
(c) Its least intelligent people.
(d) Its number of high-profile careers.

3. What does Rand describe as being man's only tool of knowledge?
(a) Eagerness.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Physical strength.
(d) The mind.

4. What does Rand believe capitalism wiped out?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Morality.
(c) Hard work.
(d) Happiness.

5. Freedom and philosophy first arose in which setting, according to Rand?
(a) Renaissance Europe.
(b) Ancient Rome.
(c) Ancient Greece.
(d) Soviet Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. The injunction not to judge shows the climax of which of the following, according to Rand?

2. When was We The Living published?

3. What adjective does Rand use to describe the USA's founding fathers?

4. Which adjective does Rand use to describe America's culture?

5. Why does Kira have a love affair with somebody she does not like?

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