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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 words is not included in those Rand uses to describe desire?
(a) Feelings.
(b) Wishes.
(c) Urges.
(d) Emotions.

2. In Branden's essay on "The Psychology of Pleasure" he lists five avenues upon which ________ people find pleasure.
(a) Sufficient.
(b) Egotistical.
(c) Happy.
(d) Rational.

3. In the act of conceding one's own reason in favor of another's, one commits an act of ______________.
(a) Irrationality.
(b) Morality.
(c) Self destruction.
(d) Compromise.

4. What year did Ayn Rand write the essay, "The Cult of Moral Grayness?"
(a) 1974.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1963.

5. In Rand's essay on "The 'Conflicts' of Men's Interests," what are the two ways she claims that goals can be met?
(a) Complete and Incomplete.
(b) Directly and with proper intent.
(c) Directly and Indirectly.
(d) Purely and Directly.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the principles of selfishness, what would be the correct route for convincing an employer that you are the proper candidate for a job?

2. Finish the statement. "A" is _________.

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. According to Branden, what determines a person's individual pleasures?

5. According to Ayn Rand, on what basis must the individual give to public works?

(see the answer key)

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