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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 "Isn't Everyone Selfish?", one must ask which question about the desired action?
(a) When.
(b) Why.
(c) How.
(d) Whether.

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

3. What is necessary for the existence of self-esteem according to Branden?
(a) Pride.
(b) Confidence.
(c) Avarice.
(d) Happiness.

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

5. The function of pleasure is to give a man his own sense of what?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Efficacy.
(c) Sufficiency.
(d) Righteousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What notion does Branden attempt to refute in his essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish"?

2. Complete the sentence. A _________ person's desire for pleasure is the desire to escape reality.

3. Which of the following is not included in the events of an emergency according to Rand's essay on "The Ethics of Emergencies"?

4. What basis are you acting on If you audition for a Broadway show, you are a poor singer, but you have always have wanted to sing?

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

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