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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Ayn Rand, one must pass moral judgment in order to live what kind of life?
(a) Good.
(b) Irrational.
(c) Rational.
(d) Evil.

3. In what year did Rand write the essay, "The 'Conflicts' of Men's Interests?"
(a) 1963.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1972.

4. What does Rand claim is not a valid standard of value in her essay on "The 'Conflicts' of Men's Interests?"
(a) Urges.
(b) Desires.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Whims.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What notion does Branden attempt to refute in his essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish"?

2. According to Nathaniel Branden, what word is intellectually confused with "self-sacrifice?"

3. To be selfish is not simply to act on the basis of a __________.

4. 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 ______.

5. In which year was "Doesn't Life Require Compromise?" written?

Short Essay Questions

1. What commonly upheld principle does Rand deem evil in Western Society as stated in her essay on living a rational life?

2. Describe what Rand states in "The Objectivist Ethics" that philosophers and scientists have never been able to do?

3. What is Branden's purpose in writing the essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish?"

4. What is context-dropping, and who uses it?

5. How might one find pleasure in doing productive work?

6. What are Rand's thoughts on human error?

7. What does Ayn Rand believe happens in the process of a compromise?

8. Why is Ayn Rand so against compromise?

9. According to Nathaniel Branden, why do mystics decree pride as an evil?

10. What is Ayn Rand's overall attempt in the writing of her essay, "The Cult of Moral Grayness?"

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