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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although Rand does not support altruistic belief, she does not ______against it.

2. Rand believes that altruism has destroyed the concept of authentic __________ among men.

3. Which of the following words is not included in those Rand uses to describe desire?

4. According to Branden, which word is intellectually confused with "selfishness?"

5. Who is Nathaniel Branden in the context of this collection?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. According to Branden's essay, "The Psychology of Pleasure," how are a person's individual pleasures determined?

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

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

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

10. How might society commonly define compromise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Typically, members of Western Society deem the passing of moral judgment as wrong. What does Rand say about the subject? How does she support her thoughts?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Rand's thoughts about racism as well as her contrasting views of the Civil Rights Bill that was passed in 1964. How are her feelings toward both situations ironic?

Essay Topic 3

Is it racist to think in terms of black and white? What are the similarities between racism and thinking in terms of black and white? What are the major differences? What does Rand say about each?

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