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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. Who created "good" and evil" according to Rand?
(a) God.
(b) Various religions.
(c) Church Fathers.
(d) Humans.

2. At the conclusion of Rand's essay on the Objectivist ethics, what does she state is the standard value for the Objectivist?
(a) Man's life.
(b) The society.
(c) The development of the world.
(d) The creation of offspring.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Rand believes that because of altruism, what is the only reason people help others?

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

3. How does Rand define "society" in a basic sense?

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

5. Which of the following is not examined by Rand within "The Virtue of Selfishness?"

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