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

2. Rand calls government taxation laws an initiation of _________.
(a) Choice.
(b) Precedent.
(c) Force.
(d) Finance.

3. What notion does Branden attempt to refute in his essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish"?
(a) That selfishness is cruel and wrong.
(b) That not all people are selfish.
(c) That selfishness is the right way.
(d) That everyone is selfish.

4. What basis are you acting on if you audition for a Broadway show, after wanting to become a singer, you are an extremely competent singer, and you have performed on stage before?
(a) Satisfaction.
(b) Whim.
(c) Egoism.
(d) Self-interest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year was Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," published?

2. According to "Isn't Everyone Selfish?", one must ask which question about the desired action?

3. Rand vies for a political system in which public projects are not ________ society.

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

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

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