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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. Who created "good" and evil" according to Rand?
(a) Various religions.
(b) God.
(c) Church Fathers.
(d) Humans.

2. What type of need does "mental health" fall under?
(a) Geographical.
(b) Biological.
(c) Social.
(d) Rational.

3. Which of the following is not included in the hierarchy Rand gives in the objectivist evaluation of committing an act of good will?
(a) Time.
(b) Money.
(c) Plausibility.
(d) Effort.

4. In Rand's essay on "The 'Conflicts' of Men's Interests," what are the two ways she claims that goals can be met?
(a) Directly and Indirectly.
(b) Directly and with proper intent.
(c) Complete and Incomplete.
(d) Purely and Directly.

5. Complete the sentence. A _________ person's desire for pleasure is the desire to escape reality.
(a) Irrational.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Rational.
(d) Neurotic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was "The Ethics of Emergencies" written?

2. What must one have before being able to find meaningful relationships with others?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rand define "context" in her explanation of the four considerations described?

2. What is the answer to the question, "How does One Lead a Rational Life in an Irrational Society?"

3. What are Branden's ideas of self-sacrifice regarding mental health?

4. What does Ayn Rand say about the creation and origins of good and evil in her essay "The Objectivist Ethics?"

5. Explain the point Branden asserts at the beginning of "The Psychology of Pleasure."

6. What is faulty about the notion that everyone is selfish?

7. What are Branden's thoughts on anxiety and guilt as stated in his essay regarding Mental Health and Mysticism?

8. According to Branden, what are the avenues where one would find pleasure, and why can one find pleasure in such avenues?

9. What is Ayn Rand's definition of judgment?

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

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