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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, what do values in the context of ethics guide?
(a) A man's actions only.
(b) A man's choice only.
(c) A man's actions and choices.
(d) A man's life.

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

3. Complete the sentence: In order to act in self interest, man must refuse to sacrifice a ________ value for a _______ one.
(a) Higher, lower.
(b) Lower, higher.
(c) Better, worse.
(d) Worse, better.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Branden's essay on "The Psychology of Pleasure" he lists five avenues upon which ________ people find pleasure.

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

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

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