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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "Isn't Everyone Selfish?" Nathaniel Branden (1962).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To be selfish is not simply to act on the basis of a __________.
(a) Need.
(b) Moral.
(c) Whim.
(d) Interest.

2. Which of the following is not examined by Rand within "The Virtue of Selfishness?"
(a) Politics.
(b) Epistemology.
(c) Etymology.
(d) Economics.

3. According to Rand, every interest that a person employs must be based in ________.
(a) Reality.
(b) Careful consideration.
(c) Context.
(d) Reason.

4. According to "Isn't Everyone Selfish?", one must ask which question about the desired action?
(a) Why.
(b) How.
(c) Whether.
(d) When.

5. According to Rand, what are the notions of altruist thought perpetuated by?
(a) Philosophers.
(b) Religion.
(c) Morality and mysticism.
(d) Whim.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words is not included in those Rand uses to describe desire?

2. According to Rand, what people define the standards for "good" in a society?

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

4. From the altruist perspective, saving the life of a stranger is equivalent to saving the life of _________.

5. Finish the sentence based upon Rand's theory: One must achieve interests by her own efforts only and not at the expense of another's ______.

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