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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, "The Ethics of Emergencies", Ayn Rand (1963).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not included in the events of an emergency according to Rand's essay on "The Ethics of Emergencies"?
(a) Flood.
(b) Earthquake.
(c) Shipwreck.
(d) Car accident.

2. Which of the following vocabulary words were not defined in Branden's essay on Mental Health versus Mysticism?
(a) Grief.
(b) Reason.
(c) Self-esteem.
(d) Sacrifice.

3. Complete the quote: "_____ is a desire experienced by a person who does not know and does not care to discover its cause."
(a) Want.
(b) Need.
(c) Whim.
(d) Moral.

4. From the altruist perspective, saving the life of a stranger is equivalent to saving the life of _________.
(a) Yourself.
(b) A loved one.
(c) God.
(d) All humans.

5. Rand believes that because of altruism, what is the only reason people help others?
(a) Fame.
(b) Public Recognition.
(c) Obligation.
(d) Guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nathaniel Branden in the context of this collection?

2. Ayn Rand defines value as something that a person believes is necessary to do what?

3. What does Rand believe the nature of the human mind to be?

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

5. Who created "good" and evil" according to Rand?

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