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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 was Ayn Rand's last work of fiction?
(a) The Fountainhead.
(b) The Objectivist Ethics.
(c) Atlas Shrugged.
(d) The Virtue of Selfishness.

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

3. According to Rand, what do humans need if they are to live in a society?
(a) Companionship.
(b) Government.
(c) Total Freedom.
(d) Family.

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

5. Rand vies for a political system in which public projects are not ________ society.
(a) Completed within.
(b) Created by.
(c) Achieved by.
(d) Forced upon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Historically, what did socialist economic planning come about as a reaction to?

2. According to Branden, which word is intellectually confused with "selfishness?"

3. Which American group does Rand attack in her essay, "Collectivized Ethics?"

4. What type of need does "mental health" fall under?

5. Which fictional character from "Atlas Shrugged" does Ayn Rand constantly refer to in order to explain her Objectivist theory?

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