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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did Ayn Rand write the essay, "The Cult of Moral Grayness?"
(a) 1974.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1962.

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

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

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

5. In Branden's essay on "The Psychology of Pleasure" he lists five avenues upon which ________ people find pleasure.
(a) Sufficient.
(b) Rational.
(c) Egotistical.
(d) Happy.

6. In what year did Ayn Rand write, "How Does One Lead a Rational Life in an Irrational Society?"
(a) 1963.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1964.

7. What notion does Branden attempt to refute in his essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish"?
(a) That selfishness is the right way.
(b) That not all people are selfish.
(c) That selfishness is cruel and wrong.
(d) That everyone is selfish.

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

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

10. According to Rand, what term is used to describe a method in which one refuses to base his or her interests on context?
(a) Context-dropping.
(b) Context-popping.
(c) Elimination of context.
(d) A drop-key.

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

12. According to Ayn Rand, human error is _______________.
(a) Unacceptable.
(b) Acceptable.
(c) Avoidable.
(d) Unavoidable.

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

14. Which of the following does not fall into the category of what Branden would consider a proper avenue for seeking pleasure?
(a) Painting.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Working on a project.
(d) Writing a song.

15. Which of the following is not included in the events of an emergency according to Rand's essay on "The Ethics of Emergencies"?
(a) Flood.
(b) Shipwreck.
(c) Earthquake.
(d) Car accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete the quote: "_____ is a desire experienced by a person who does not know and does not care to discover its cause."

2. On what principle is a person who steals something they want acting on?

3. Although Rand does not support altruistic belief, she does not ______against it.

4. According to Branden, "The Psychology of Pleasure," how many major avenues are there for one to seek pleasure?

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

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