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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, For the New Intellectual.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The chief intellectual, according to Rand, is which type of person?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Scientist.
(d) Philosopher.

2. Who does Rand describe as altruism's most perfect advocate?
(a) Bentham.
(b) Marx.
(c) Kant.
(d) Readen.

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

4. What kind of revolution is needed, according to Rand?
(a) Moral.
(b) Reasonable.
(c) Logical.
(d) Philosophical.

5. Rand says that new intellectuals must acquire which of the following?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Altruism.
(d) Weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rand describe as being man's only tool of knowledge?

2. The goal of this book is to do which of the following, according to Rand?

3. In which period did capitalism arise?

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

5. What is the Witch Doctor's weapon?

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