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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the act of conceding one's own reason in favor of another's, one commits an act of ______________.
(a) Self destruction.
(b) Morality.
(c) Irrationality.
(d) Compromise.

2. If a person saves a stranger from a burning building at the risk of their own life, then that person is acting upon which principles?
(a) Self interest.
(b) Objectivist.
(c) Altruistic.
(d) Compromise.

3. Rand believes that because of altruism, what is the only reason people help others?
(a) Fame.
(b) Public Recognition.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Obligation.

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

5. Finish the sentence based upon Rand's theory: One must achieve interests by her own efforts only and not at the expense of another's ______.
(a) Achievements.
(b) Efforts.
(c) Loss.
(d) Emotions.

6. What word does Rand state that philosophers substitute for God?
(a) Society.
(b) Satan.
(c) The Church.
(d) People.

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

8. Who is the noble, true, infallible judge in Western society, according to Rand?
(a) God.
(b) Jesus Christ.
(c) The President.
(d) Religious leaders.

9. In what year was "The Ethics of Emergencies" written?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1962.

10. Ayn Rand defines value as something that a person believes is necessary to do what?
(a) Obtain and keep.
(b) Learn and keep.
(c) Obtain and obey.
(d) Keep and follow.

11. Finish the statement. "A" is _________.
(a) To B as B is to C.
(b) A in the Actual Reality.
(c) A.
(d) Proportionate to Z.

12. What type of scheme does Branden's essay on Mental Health versus Mysticism attempt to illustrate?
(a) Manipulation.
(b) Pros and cons.
(c) Cause and effect.
(d) Likert.

13. Rand believes that altruism has destroyed the concept of authentic __________ among men.
(a) Companionship.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Benevolence.
(d) Generousity.

14. According to Branden, which word is intellectually confused with "selfishness?"
(a) Conceit.
(b) Egoism.
(c) Self amorous.
(d) Confidence.

15. Although Rand does not support altruistic belief, she does not ______against it.
(a) Act.
(b) Speak.
(c) Attack.
(d) Rebel.

Short Answer 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?

2. According to Rand, what people define the standards for "good" in a society?

3. Which of the following is included in the four considerations of man's view of rationality that Rand describes?

4. According to Branden, which concept is used by Mystics to encourage human self-sacrifice?

5. What does Rand believe the nature of the human mind to be?

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