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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, "The Divine Right of Stagnation", Nathaniel Branden (1963).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Rand's essay, "Man's Rights," she describes a right as the freedom of _______.
(a) Power.
(b) Belief.
(c) Action.
(d) Life.

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

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

4. Finish the statement: According to Rand, " One must _____, and prepare to be _______."
(a) Judge, judged.
(b) Act, judged.
(c) Love, loved.
(d) Act, questioned.

5. With which country's form of government does Rand largely agree?
(a) United States.
(b) United Kingdom.
(c) China.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method does Rand give for implementing her government financing plan?

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

3. Rand believes that altruism has destroyed the concept of authentic __________ among men.

4. In which year was the essay, "The Divine Right of Stagnation," written?

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

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