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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. What was Ayn Rand's last work of fiction?
(a) The Objectivist Ethics.
(b) The Virtue of Selfishness.
(c) The Fountainhead.
(d) Atlas Shrugged.

2. On what principle is a person who steals something they want acting on?
(a) Libertarianism.
(b) Self-interest.
(c) Rational thought.
(d) Whim.

3. According to Rand, what does an act of good will require in the eyes of an altruist?
(a) Self-manipulation.
(b) Self-sacrifice.
(c) Self-mutilation.
(d) Self-interest.

4. Which Greek philosopher is mentioned once within the book?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Nietzche.
(d) Descartes.

5. In what year was "Atlas Shrugged" published?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1962.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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. According to Rand, a person who does not attempt to define what is right or wrong in a given situation, and acts as a mixture of the two is morally what?

5. What type of scheme does Branden's essay on Mental Health versus Mysticism attempt to illustrate?

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