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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, "The Cult of Moral Grayness", Ayn Rand (1964).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not included in the events of an emergency according to Rand's essay on "The Ethics of Emergencies"?
(a) Shipwreck.
(b) Flood.
(c) Earthquake.
(d) Car accident.

2. In what year did Branden write his essay, "Mental Health versus Mysticism and Self-Sacrifice?"
(a) 1961.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1972.

3. In which year was the "Psychology of Pleasure" written?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1964.

4. According to "Isn't Everyone Selfish?", one must ask which question about the desired action?
(a) Why.
(b) How.
(c) When.
(d) Whether.

5. What is necessary for the existence of self-esteem according to Branden?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Confidence.
(c) Avarice.
(d) Pride.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Rand, what are ideas of mysticism and morality based upon?

3. No one ever really sacrifices oneself because every direct action is motivated by a person's desire. What does Branden say about this statement?

4. The function of pleasure is to give a man his own sense of what?

5. According to Rand, what are the notions of altruist thought perpetuated by?

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