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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, "Collectivized 'Rights'", Ayn Rand (1963).

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) Car accident.
(d) Earthquake.

2. Rand vies for a political system in which public projects are not ________ society.
(a) Created by.
(b) Forced upon.
(c) Completed within.
(d) Achieved by.

3. Rand states that the actually effect of socialism have been ________ the alleged goals.
(a) Different from.
(b) Achieved with.
(c) Opposite of.
(d) Synonymous with.

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

5. What does Rand claim is not a valid standard of value in her essay on "The 'Conflicts' of Men's Interests?"
(a) Urges.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Desires.
(d) Whims.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was "Atlas Shrugged" published?

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

3. Which instinct does self-sacrifice directly contradict?

4. In what year did Ayn Rand write, "How Does One Lead a Rational Life in an Irrational Society?"

5. Rand believes that because of altruism, what is the only reason people help others?

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