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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, "Counterfeit Individualism", Nathaniel Branden (1962).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not considered a public project?
(a) A local coffee shop.
(b) Public health care.
(c) Public parks.
(d) Welfare.

2. According to Nathaniel Branden, what word is intellectually confused with "self-sacrifice?"
(a) Gracious.
(b) Selfless.
(c) Faithful.
(d) Altruism.

3. According to Rand, what is defined as conducting one's life according to the divinity of nonexistent beings?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Religion.
(c) Morality.
(d) Altruism.

4. In which year was the "Psychology of Pleasure" written?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1962.

5. What political system punishes irrationality and rewards rational thought?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Dictatorship.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Communism.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is necessary for the existence of self-esteem according to Branden?

3. Who is Nathaniel Branden in the context of this collection?

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

5. Rand vies for a political system in which public projects are not ________ society.

(see the answer key)

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