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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, "The Divine Right of Stagnation", Nathaniel Branden (1963).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Rand, what is the only way that individuals' rights can be violated?
(a) Emotion persuasion.
(b) Moral force.
(c) Physical force.
(d) Government.

2. Rand defends her points by stating her belief that the mainstream practice of ethics goes against the reality of _________.
(a) Ecosystems.
(b) Human existence.
(c) Human peace and experience.
(d) Objectivism.

3. What must one have before being able to find meaningful relationships with others?
(a) Self interest.
(b) Morality.
(c) Self worth.
(d) Happiness.

4. According to Rand, which country was the first to establish a system in which the society was subordinated to the individual rights?
(a) The United States.
(b) Ancient Greece.
(c) The United Kingdom.
(d) Ancient Egypt.

5. What is the enemy of Individualism according to Rand and the objectivist theory?
(a) Mysticism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Altruism.
(d) Capitalism.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not included in the events of an emergency according to Rand's essay on "The Ethics of Emergencies"?

3. Which of the following is not included in the hierarchy Rand gives in the objectivist evaluation of committing an act of good will?

4. Finish the sentence: According to Ayn Rand, society must provide an organized protection against _________.

5. Branden's notion of pleasure being a psychological need also fits into which of his other notions?

(see the answer key)

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