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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. In what year did Rand write the essay, "The 'Conflicts' of Men's Interests?"
(a) 1961.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1963.
2. How does Rand define "society" in a basic sense?
(a) A group governed by a government.
(b) The most efficient way of governing the earth.
(c) The downfall of the individual.
(d) A collection of individuals.
3. What is the enemy of Individualism according to Rand and the objectivist theory?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Altruism.
(c) Mysticism.
(d) Socialism.
4. Which of the following areas is Nathaniel Branden's area of expertise?
(a) Neuroscience.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Theology.
(d) Philosophy.
5. Branden's notion of pleasure being a psychological need also fits into which of his other notions?
(a) Mental health.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Mysticism.
(d) Morality.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what year did Branden write his essay, "Mental Health versus Mysticism and Self-Sacrifice?"
2. On what principle is a person who steals something they want acting on?
3. What year did Ayn Rand write the essay, "The Cult of Moral Grayness?"
4. Ayn Rand defines value as something that a person believes is necessary to do what?
5. According to Rand, what are the notions of altruist thought perpetuated by?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is context-dropping, and who uses it?
2. How must one first begin to identify what is gray, according to Ayn Rand?
3. How might one find pleasure in doing productive work?
4. In Rand's essay, "Doesn't Life Require Compromise?", what does she claim is synonymous with compromise?
5. What does Rand say about an act of good will in the case of an emergency?
6. According to Nathaniel Branden, why is mental health needed for human life and survival?
7. What does Ayn Rand say about the creation and origins of good and evil in her essay "The Objectivist Ethics?"
8. What commonly upheld principle does Rand deem evil in Western Society as stated in her essay on living a rational life?
9. What is Ayn Rand's definition of judgment?
10. What is Branden's purpose in writing the essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish?"
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