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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 form of government imposes laws of force and denies its citizens natural rights?
(a) Republic.
(b) Dictatorship.
(c) Free nation.
(d) Democracy.

2. In Rand's essay, "How Does One Lead a Rational Life in an Irrational Society?" Rand states that people often dismiss evil around them out of what?
(a) Irrationality.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Fear.
(d) Empathy.

3. According to "Isn't Everyone Selfish?", one must ask which question about the desired action?
(a) Whether.
(b) How.
(c) Why.
(d) When.

4. In which year was the essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society" published?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1963.

5. According to Rand, without these two things there can be no gray.
(a) Reason and self-interest.
(b) Reason and rationality.
(c) Gray and white.
(d) Black and white.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rand believes that because of altruism, what is the only reason people help others?

2. What does Rand claim is not a valid standard of value in her essay on "The 'Conflicts' of Men's Interests?"

3. According to Rand, a person who does not attempt to define what is right or wrong in a given situation, and acts as a mixture of the two is morally what?

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

5. Which of the following does not fall into the category of what Branden would consider a proper avenue for seeking pleasure?

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