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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. According to Nathaniel Branden, what word is intellectually confused with "self-sacrifice?"
(a) Faithful.
(b) Altruism.
(c) Selfless.
(d) Gracious.

2. Which law does Rand propose should be used to determine man's interests?
(a) Law of the Land.
(b) Law of Identity.
(c) Laws of the Self.
(d) Law of Actual Reality.

3. How does Western Society deem moral judgment?
(a) Irrational.
(b) Awful.
(c) Good.
(d) Evil.

4. Branden's notion of pleasure being a psychological need also fits into which of his other notions?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Mysticism.
(c) Mental health.
(d) Morality.

5. In which year was the "Psychology of Pleasure" written?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1961.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Rand, what term is used to describe a method in which one refuses to base his or her interests on context?

2. In what year was "Atlas Shrugged" published?

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

4. Rand states that judgment is a ______ action to commit.

5. Which Greek philosopher is mentioned once within the book?

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. What does Rand say about the definition of society in her essay "The Objectivist Ethics?"

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

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

5. How does altruism fit into Branden's essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish?"

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

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

8. How might society commonly define compromise?

9. What does Rand mean when she discusses the "cult of moral grayness?"

10. According to Rand, how must people evaluate their own rational self interest in a given situation?

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