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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. Which of the following does not fall into the category of what Branden would consider a proper avenue for seeking pleasure?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Working on a project.
(c) Painting.
(d) Writing a song.

2. Branden states in his essay, "The Psychology of Pleasure" that pleasure is not a _________, but a psychological need.
(a) Necessity.
(b) Right.
(c) Luxury.
(d) Whim.

3. In which publication did "The Virtue of Selfishness" first appear?
(a) The Objectivist Quarterly.
(b) The Times.
(c) The Objectivist Newsletter.
(d) The Journal of Behavioral Psychology.

4. According to Branden, what must human beings have in order to have pleasure?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Enlightenment.
(c) Self esteem.
(d) A sense of purpose.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Rand clarifies her point about compromise when she asks the question about the compromise ______ and _______ along with the question of reason versus irrationality.

3. To be selfish is not simply to act on the basis of a __________.

4. What country is Ayn Rand originally from?

5. If a person saves a stranger from a burning building at the risk of their own life, then that person is acting upon which principles?

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