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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, "Doesn't Life Require Compromise?" Ayn Rand (1962).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to Rand, compromise is similar to what?
(a) Defeat.
(b) Common ground.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Victory.

4. What does Branden identify as being referred to as an "evil" by Mystics?
(a) Envy.
(b) Greed.
(c) Sloth.
(d) Pride.

5. In which year was "Doesn't Life Require Compromise?" written?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1963.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Complete the sentence. A _________ person's desire for pleasure is the desire to escape reality.

3. Complete the sentence: In order to act in self interest, man must refuse to sacrifice a ________ value for a _______ one.

4. At the conclusion of Rand's essay on the Objectivist ethics, what does she state is the standard value for the Objectivist?

5. What country is Ayn Rand originally from?

(see the answer key)

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