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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. Which of the following areas is Nathaniel Branden's area of expertise?
(a) Theology.
(b) Neuroscience.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Philosophy.

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

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

4. What is necessary for the existence of self-esteem according to Branden?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Avarice.
(c) Pride.
(d) Confidence.

5. 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 ______.
(a) Achievements.
(b) Efforts.
(c) Emotions.
(d) Loss.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year was the "Psychology of Pleasure" written?

2. How does Rand define "society" in a basic sense?

3. According to Rand, what does an act of good will require in the eyes of an altruist?

4. Finish this argument as Rand presents it: X is ___________; therefore, his argument is false.

5. Complete the sentence: In order to act in self interest, man must refuse to sacrifice a ________ value for a _______ one.

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

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

5. Why is Ayn Rand so against compromise?

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

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

8. Explain Rand's idea of the four considerations of a rational man's thought and their function.

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

10. What does Rand mean when she states that one must not achieve her own interests by her own efforts only and not at the expense of others?

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