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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 Nathaniel Branden, what word is intellectually confused with "self-sacrifice?"
(a) Gracious.
(b) Selfless.
(c) Faithful.
(d) Altruism.

2. According to the principles of selfishness, what would be the correct route for convincing an employer that you are the proper candidate for a job?
(a) Only apply for a job in which you are extremely over-qualified.
(b) Flatter your prospective employer.
(c) Explain your competence.
(d) Tell the employer of your competitor's incompetence.

3. Which country established a socialist system by vote?
(a) Soviet Russia.
(b) France.
(c) The United States.
(d) Nazi Germany.

4. What concept is mentioned once in the book that according to Rand, largely influences collectivist, Western thought?
(a) Epistomology.
(b) Religion.
(c) Government.
(d) God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what principle is a person who steals something they want acting on?

2. According to Branden, what do values in the context of ethics guide?

3. What is the enemy of Individualism according to Rand and the objectivist theory?

4. According to Branden, which word is intellectually confused with "selfishness?"

5. According to Rand, compromise is synonymous with relinquishing one's ____________.

(see the answer key)

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