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

2. What must one have before being able to find meaningful relationships with others?
(a) Morality.
(b) Self interest.
(c) Self worth.
(d) Happiness.

3. Which instinct does self-sacrifice directly contradict?
(a) Fear.
(b) Neurological.
(c) Survival.
(d) Protection.

4. Who is Nathaniel Branden in the context of this collection?
(a) Rand's favorite writer.
(b) Rand's associate.
(c) The creator of Objectivism.
(d) Rand's husband.

5. If a person saves a stranger from a burning building at the risk of their own life, then that person is acting upon which principles?
(a) Objectivist.
(b) Compromise.
(c) Altruistic.
(d) Self interest.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Rand, what are the notions of altruist thought perpetuated by?

2. What type of tools must one use in a real life situation?

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

4. What does Rand claim about the existence of compromise?

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

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