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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. Rand believes that the socialist theory as a whole is _______.
(a) Honorably intended.
(b) Rational.
(c) Irrational.
(d) Morally correct.

2. Which of the following areas is Nathaniel Branden's area of expertise?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Neuroscience.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Theology.

3. Which country's monuments does Rand state have always been quite modest?
(a) America.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

4. In what year did Ayn Rand write, "How Does One Lead a Rational Life in an Irrational Society?"
(a) 1962.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1964.

5. What political system is characterized by private or corporate ownership of property?
(a) Communism.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Socialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not included in Branden's list of avenues where people find pleasure?

2. According to Rand, what is the only way that individuals' rights can be violated?

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

4. What basis are you acting on If you audition for a Broadway show, you are a poor singer, but you have always have wanted to sing?

5. Which of the following is included in the four considerations of man's view of rationality that Rand describes?

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