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

2. The goal of this book is to do which of the following, according to Rand?
(a) Present new information.
(b) Remind readers of a past warning.
(c) Share a fictional story for pleasure.
(d) Alarm Americans.

3. When was We The Living published?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1952.

4. What is the setting for We The Living?
(a) Soviet Russia.
(b) Post-war France.
(c) China.
(d) United States.

5. New intellectuals, says Rand, should not give into which of the following?
(a) Despair.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Socialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Kira have a love affair with, even though she does not like him?

2. What kind of crime was Leo arrested for?

3. Kira asks Andrei what it feels like to be treated like which of the following?

4. What does Jeremy Bentham champion?

5. What does Rand state that capitalism is incompatible with?

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