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

2. According to Rand, what are the notions of altruist thought perpetuated by?
(a) Whim.
(b) Morality and mysticism.
(c) Religion.
(d) Philosophers.

3. According to Rand, what type of principles have ruled Western Society for years?
(a) Irrational.
(b) Egotistical.
(c) Christian.
(d) Judeo-Christian.

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

5. What does Branden acknowledge as being one of the major causes of mental degradation?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) The government.
(c) Traditional doctrines.
(d) Christian dogma.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Rand, which country was the first to establish a system in which the society was subordinated to the individual rights?

2. What type of government financing does Ayn Rand propose in her essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society?"

3. In which political system does the government own all societal goods and provide the people with what they need?

4. What notion does Branden attempt to refute in his essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish"?

5. Branden states in his essay, "The Psychology of Pleasure" that pleasure is not a _________, but a psychological need.

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