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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. In which publication did "The Virtue of Selfishness" first appear?
(a) The Times.
(b) The Objectivist Newsletter.
(c) The Journal of Behavioral Psychology.
(d) The Objectivist Quarterly.

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

3. Which of the following is not included in Branden's list of avenues where people find pleasure?
(a) Recreation.
(b) Balance.
(c) Sex.
(d) Art.

4. Who is the noble, true, infallible judge in Western society, according to Rand?
(a) God.
(b) Religious leaders.
(c) Jesus Christ.
(d) The President.

5. Which country established a socialist system by vote?
(a) France.
(b) Soviet Russia.
(c) Nazi Germany.
(d) The United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Rand, what term is used to describe a method in which one refuses to base his or her interests on context?

2. Which fictional character from "Atlas Shrugged" does Ayn Rand constantly refer to in order to explain her Objectivist theory?

3. 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?

4. Which of the following vocabulary words were not defined in Branden's essay on Mental Health versus Mysticism?

5. In what year did Rand write the essay, "The 'Conflicts' of Men's Interests?"

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