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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. What are the two things Branden claims that perpetuate within society and threaten self-esteem?
(a) Belief and guilt.
(b) Anxiety and guilt.
(c) Anxiety and frivolity.
(d) Reason and control.

2. Which of the following is not included in the hierarchy Rand gives in the objectivist evaluation of committing an act of good will?
(a) Time.
(b) Plausibility.
(c) Money.
(d) Effort.

3. What type of need does "mental health" fall under?
(a) Biological.
(b) Rational.
(c) Social.
(d) Geographical.

4. According to Rand, what does an act of good will require in the eyes of the objectivist?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Self-manipulation.
(c) Self-interest.
(d) Self-sacrifice.

5. What does Branden acknowledge as being one of the major causes of mental degradation?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Christian dogma.
(c) The government.
(d) Traditional doctrines.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. To be selfish is not simply to act on the basis of a __________.

4. Rand believes that because of altruism, what is the only reason people help others?

5. According to "Isn't Everyone Selfish?", one must ask which question about the desired action?

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