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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 in violation of human survival as stated by the objectivist principle?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Altruism.
(c) Religion.
(d) Socialism.

2. What are the two things Branden claims that perpetuate within society and threaten self-esteem?
(a) Belief and guilt.
(b) Anxiety and guilt.
(c) Reason and control.
(d) Anxiety and frivolity.

3. In Rand's essay, "Man's Rights," she describes a right as the freedom of _______.
(a) Belief.
(b) Life.
(c) Action.
(d) Power.

4. According to Rand, what does an act of good will require in the eyes of an altruist?
(a) Self-mutilation.
(b) Self-sacrifice.
(c) Self-interest.
(d) Self-manipulation.

5. What type of tools must one use in a real life situation?
(a) Rational.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Non-concrete.
(d) Suggestive.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Rand states, how must a collectivist society be formed to operate morally?

2. Which country established a socialist system by vote?

3. Which Act within the United States was Ayn Rand vehemently against?

4. Which of the following is not examined by Rand within "The Virtue of Selfishness?"

5. From the altruist perspective, saving the life of a stranger is equivalent to saving the life of _________.

(see the answer key)

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