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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. What does self-esteem provide a person with according to Branden?
(a) Surrender.
(b) Control.
(c) Superiority complexes.
(d) Happiness.

2. According to Branden, which concept is used by Mystics to encourage human self-sacrifice?
(a) Faith.
(b) Jesus Christ.
(c) Holiness.
(d) Peace.

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

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

5. What are the two benefits one can gain from living a social existence?
(a) Happiness and trade.
(b) Knowledge and trade.
(c) Knowledge and happiness.
(d) Supply and demand.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Rand's essay, "Man's Rights," she describes several societies that exhibited a collectivist system. Which society is not included?

2. In Rand's essay, "How Does One Lead a Rational Life in an Irrational Society?" Rand states that people often dismiss evil around them out of what?

3. Rand states in her essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society," that her proposal for government financing is ________ in practice.

4. What are the two things Branden claims that perpetuate within society and threaten self-esteem?

5. According to Ayn Rand, this is the only time physical force is warranted.

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