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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. Which adjective does Rand use to describe America's culture?
(a) Eager.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Unique.
(d) Miserable.

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

3. What does Jeremy Bentham champion?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Morality.
(d) Collectivism.

4. In which period did capitalism arise?
(a) 17th century.
(b) 20th century.
(c) 19th century.
(d) 18th century.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rand believe capitalism wiped out?

3. Rand says that no man has the right to do which of the following?

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

5. Who does Rand describe as altruism's most perfect advocate?

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