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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. No one ever really sacrifices oneself because every direct action is motivated by a person's desire. What does Branden say about this statement?
(a) That is needs to be proven.
(b) That it is absolutely incorrect.
(c) That it is absolutely correct.
(d) That it is faulty.

2. Finish the statement. "A" is _________.
(a) A.
(b) A in the Actual Reality.
(c) To B as B is to C.
(d) Proportionate to Z.

3. According to Rand, what term is used to describe a method in which one refuses to base his or her interests on context?
(a) Context-popping.
(b) Context-dropping.
(c) A drop-key.
(d) Elimination of context.

4. Ayn Rand defines value as something that a person believes is necessary to do what?
(a) Obtain and obey.
(b) Obtain and keep.
(c) Learn and keep.
(d) Keep and follow.

5. According to Branden, what do values in the context of ethics guide?
(a) A man's actions and choices.
(b) A man's life.
(c) A man's actions only.
(d) A man's choice only.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Rand write the essay, "The 'Conflicts' of Men's Interests?"

2. In what year did Branden write his essay, "Mental Health versus Mysticism and Self-Sacrifice?"

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

4. 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 ______.

5. What is it impossible to pursue in a "non-free" society?

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