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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. Who delivers a speech in We The Living?
(a) Kira.
(b) Andrei.
(c) Leo.
(d) Ayn.

2. What adjective does Rand use to describe the USA's founding fathers?
(a) Intellectuals.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Bodyguards.
(d) Thinkers.

3. Rand describes perception as which of the following?
(a) Learned.
(b) Created.
(c) Hindered.
(d) Animalistic.

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

5. Why does Kira have a love affair with somebody she does not like?
(a) To increase freedom for society.
(b) To convince the man to appreciate capitalism.
(c) To get money.
(d) To become free.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rand suggests that a nation's bodyguards are which type of people?

2. When was We The Living published?

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

4. What did Kant allegedly close philosophy to?

5. The chief intellectual, according to Rand, is which type of person?

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