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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. What word does Rand use in "The Cult of Moral Grayness" to describe the common trend for people to believe there are not "blacks" and "whites," only grays?
(a) Disgusting.
(b) Fashionable.
(c) Trendy.
(d) Conformative.

2. Denying an individual his right to property is synonymous with denying him his right to _______.
(a) Health.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Life.
(d) Wealth.

3. According to Rand, what is the only cure for racism?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Altruism.
(d) Individualism.

4. The function of pleasure is to give a man his own sense of what?
(a) Efficacy.
(b) Sufficiency.
(c) Righteousness.
(d) Happiness.

5. In what year did Branden write his essay, "Mental Health versus Mysticism and Self-Sacrifice?"
(a) 1963.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1961.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Branden, what do values in the context of ethics guide?

2. What is the enemy of Individualism according to Rand and the objectivist theory?

3. According to Rand, what type of principles have ruled Western Society for years?

4. Rand defends her points by stating her belief that the mainstream practice of ethics goes against the reality of _________.

5. Which country's monuments does Rand state have always been quite modest?

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