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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, "The Psychology of Pleasure", Nathaniel Branden (1964).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Branden, which concept is used by Mystics to encourage human self-sacrifice?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) Peace.
(c) Faith.
(d) Holiness.

2. What does self-esteem provide a person with according to Branden?
(a) Control.
(b) Superiority complexes.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Happiness.

3. According to Branden, which word is intellectually confused with "selfishness?"
(a) Confidence.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Self amorous.
(d) Egoism.

4. Branden states in his essay, "The Psychology of Pleasure" that pleasure is not a _________, but a psychological need.
(a) Necessity.
(b) Whim.
(c) Right.
(d) Luxury.

5. Which law does Rand propose should be used to determine man's interests?
(a) Law of Actual Reality.
(b) Laws of the Self.
(c) Law of Identity.
(d) Law of the Land.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Branden identify as being referred to as an "evil" by Mystics?

2. What type of scheme does Branden's essay on Mental Health versus Mysticism attempt to illustrate?

3. The function of pleasure is to give a man his own sense of what?

4. According to Branden, what determines a person's individual pleasures?

5. In what year was "The Ethics of Emergencies" written?

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