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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. What does Rand claim that Objectivists ethics are in the essay on Objectivist ethics?
(a) True morality.
(b) Relgious elixir.
(c) Only morality.
(d) Basic morality.

2. In what year did Rand write the essay, "The 'Conflicts' of Men's Interests?"
(a) 1962.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1961.

3. According to Rand, what does an act of good will require in the eyes of an altruist?
(a) Self-interest.
(b) Self-mutilation.
(c) Self-manipulation.
(d) Self-sacrifice.

4. What basis are you acting on if you audition for a Broadway show, after wanting to become a singer, you are an extremely competent singer, and you have performed on stage before?
(a) Satisfaction.
(b) Whim.
(c) Self-interest.
(d) Egoism.

5. What type of need does "mental health" fall under?
(a) Social.
(b) Geographical.
(c) Rational.
(d) Biological.

Short Answer Questions

1. From the objectivist perspective, what should the risk on committing an act of good will be proportionate to?

2. According to Rand, what does an act of good will require in the eyes of the objectivist?

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

4. Complete the quote: "_____ is a desire experienced by a person who does not know and does not care to discover its cause."

5. Which of the following vocabulary words were not defined in Branden's essay on Mental Health versus Mysticism?

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