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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) Flood.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Shipwreck.
(d) Earthquake.

2. Rand believes that because of altruism, what is the only reason people help others?
(a) Public Recognition.
(b) Obligation.
(c) Fame.
(d) Guilt.

3. What type of tools must one use in a real life situation?
(a) Suggestive.
(b) Rational.
(c) Non-concrete.
(d) Concrete.

4. Complete the sentence: In order to act in self interest, man must refuse to sacrifice a ________ value for a _______ one.
(a) Better, worse.
(b) Lower, higher.
(c) Worse, better.
(d) Higher, lower.

5. According to Rand, every interest that a person employs must be based in ________.
(a) Context.
(b) Careful consideration.
(c) Reason.
(d) Reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is necessary for the existence of self-esteem according to Branden?

2. In Branden's essay on "The Psychology of Pleasure" he lists five avenues upon which ________ people find pleasure.

3. Although Rand does not support altruistic belief, she does not ______against it.

4. 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?

5. Which of the following is not included in Branden's list of avenues where people find pleasure?

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