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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. Which of the following does not fall into the category of what Branden would consider a proper avenue for seeking pleasure?
(a) Painting.
(b) Writing a song.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Working on a project.

2. What does Rand claim is not a valid standard of value in her essay on "The 'Conflicts' of Men's Interests?"
(a) Frustration.
(b) Desires.
(c) Whims.
(d) Urges.

3. In what year did Rand write the essay, "The 'Conflicts' of Men's Interests?"
(a) 1972.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1963.

4. According to Branden, what determines a person's individual pleasures?
(a) Values.
(b) Mysticism.
(c) Desires.
(d) Whim.

5. What must the goals one chooses to pursue be in order to be a rational thinker?
(a) Ever-changing.
(b) Flexible.
(c) Achieveable.
(d) Malleable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words is not included in those Rand uses to describe desire?

2. Which of the following is included in the four considerations of man's view of rationality that Rand describes?

3. Which instinct does self-sacrifice directly contradict?

4. According to Rand, what does an act of good will require in the eyes of the objectivist?

5. In what year did Branden write his essay, "Mental Health versus Mysticism and Self-Sacrifice?"

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