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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. According to Rand, compromise is similar to what?
(a) Victory.
(b) Surrender.
(c) Defeat.
(d) Common ground.

2. In what year was "Atlas Shrugged" published?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1962.

3. Which major historical event ended just two decades before the essay, "The Monument Builders" was written?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Korean Conflict.
(c) The Cold War.
(d) World War I.

4. In which publication did "The Virtue of Selfishness" first appear?
(a) The Times.
(b) The Journal of Behavioral Psychology.
(c) The Objectivist Quarterly.
(d) The Objectivist Newsletter.

5. According to Rand, compromise is synonymous with relinquishing one's ____________.
(a) Choice.
(b) Values.
(c) Self interest.
(d) Freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rand states that the actually effect of socialism have been ________ the alleged goals.

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. What concept is mentioned once in the book that according to Rand, largely influences collectivist, Western thought?

4. Which term is defined as "a manifestation of helplessness, of self-loathing and of the desire for the unearned?"

5. Which of the following is not included in the hierarchy Rand gives in the objectivist evaluation of committing an act of good will?

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