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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, "Government Financing in a Free Society", Ayn Rand (1964).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which year was Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," published?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1963.

2. According to Branden, what do values in the context of ethics guide?
(a) A man's actions only.
(b) A man's life.
(c) A man's choice only.
(d) A man's actions and choices.

3. Which political system does Rand mention in "Collectivized Ethics," where she states men are free to produce and compete?
(a) Communism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Mysticism.
(d) Capitalism.

4. Rand vies for a political system in which public projects are not ________ society.
(a) Completed within.
(b) Achieved by.
(c) Forced upon.
(d) Created by.

5. According to Branden, which word is intellectually confused with "selfishness?"
(a) Confidence.
(b) Egoism.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Self amorous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rand does not believe in public projects because the public project does not benefit whom?

2. In Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," Rand mentions which system of government in relation to collectivized ethics?

3. According to Ayn Rand, on what basis must the individual give to public works?

4. The principle of collectivized ethics supposes that one must live for the benefit of what?

5. According to Nathaniel Branden, what word is intellectually confused with "self-sacrifice?"

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