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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, "The Monument Builders," Ayn Rand (1962).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rand claim about the existence of compromise?
(a) That there is no compromise.
(b) That it is possible.
(c) That it can only exist with very rational people.
(d) That it paves the way toward human reason.

2. Which term is defined as "a manifestation of helplessness, of self-loathing and of the desire for the unearned?"
(a) Self affliction.
(b) Power planning.
(c) Self preservation.
(d) Power lust.

3. What was Ayn Rand's last work of fiction?
(a) Atlas Shrugged.
(b) The Virtue of Selfishness.
(c) The Fountainhead.
(d) The Objectivist Ethics.

4. What word does Rand use in "The Cult of Moral Grayness" to describe the common trend for people to believe there are not "blacks" and "whites," only grays?
(a) Disgusting.
(b) Fashionable.
(c) Conformative.
(d) Trendy.

5. According to Rand, what does an act of good will require in the eyes of the objectivist?
(a) Self-interest.
(b) Self-sacrifice.
(c) Self-manipulation.
(d) Selfishness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rand believes that because of altruism, what is the only reason people help others?

2. Rand clarifies her point about compromise when she asks the question about the compromise ______ and _______ along with the question of reason versus irrationality.

3. No one ever really sacrifices oneself because every direct action is motivated by a person's desire. What does Branden say about this statement?

4. What year did Nathaniel Branden write his essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish?"

5. Rand believes that the enactment of socialism has contributed to the _______ and destruction of individuals.

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