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

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

3. The function of pleasure is to give a man his own sense of what?
(a) Sufficiency.
(b) Efficacy.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Righteousness.

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

5. At the conclusion of Rand's essay on the Objectivist ethics, what does she state is the standard value for the Objectivist?
(a) The development of the world.
(b) The creation of offspring.
(c) The society.
(d) Man's life.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In what year was "The Ethics of Emergencies" written?

3. Which of the following is not included in the hierarchy Rand gives in the objectivist evaluation of committing an act of good will?

4. What notion does Branden attempt to refute in his essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish"?

5. Which philosopher does Rand mention in her essay on "The Objectivist Ethics?"

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