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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 country is Ayn Rand originally from?
(a) Russia.
(b) The United States.
(c) The United Kingdom.
(d) Germany.

2. On what principle is a person who steals something they want acting on?
(a) Whim.
(b) Libertarianism.
(c) Self-interest.
(d) Rational thought.

3. Which country's monuments does Rand state have always been quite modest?
(a) Russia.
(b) America.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

4. What year did Ayn Rand write the essay, "The Cult of Moral Grayness?"
(a) 1974.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1963.

5. Rand believes that the enactment of socialism has contributed to the _______ and destruction of individuals.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Conformity.
(c) Torture.
(d) Displacement.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the act of conceding one's own reason in favor of another's, one commits an act of ______________.

3. Rand states that the alleged goal of socialism was to end ________.

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

5. In which year was the essay, "The Monument Builders," published?

(see the answer key)

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