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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 basis are you acting on If you audition for a Broadway show, you are a poor singer, but you have always have wanted to sing?
(a) Self-interest.
(b) Egoism.
(c) Need.
(d) Desire.

2. What are the two things Branden claims that perpetuate within society and threaten self-esteem?
(a) Anxiety and frivolity.
(b) Anxiety and guilt.
(c) Reason and control.
(d) Belief and guilt.

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

4. Which instinct does self-sacrifice directly contradict?
(a) Neurological.
(b) Protection.
(c) Survival.
(d) Fear.

5. According to the principles of selfishness, what would be the correct route for convincing an employer that you are the proper candidate for a job?
(a) Only apply for a job in which you are extremely over-qualified.
(b) Flatter your prospective employer.
(c) Tell the employer of your competitor's incompetence.
(d) Explain your competence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the enemy of Individualism according to Rand and the objectivist theory?

2. From the altruist perspective, saving the life of a stranger is equivalent to saving the life of _________.

3. According to Branden, "The Psychology of Pleasure," how many major avenues are there for one to seek pleasure?

4. In which year was "Doesn't Life Require Compromise?" written?

5. Which of the following is not included in the events of an emergency according to Rand's essay on "The Ethics of Emergencies"?

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