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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. According to Branden, what do values in the context of ethics guide?
2. According to the principles of selfishness, what would be the correct route for convincing an employer that you are the proper candidate for a job?
3. Which of the following does not fall into the category of what Branden would consider a proper avenue for seeking pleasure?
4. According to Nathaniel Branden, what word is intellectually confused with "self-sacrifice?"
5. Rand defends her points by stating her belief that the mainstream practice of ethics goes against the reality of _________.
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. How must one first begin to identify what is gray, according to Ayn Rand?
3. According to Rand, how must people evaluate their own rational self interest in a given situation?
4. In Rand's essay, "Doesn't Life Require Compromise?", what does she claim is synonymous with compromise?
5. What is Ayn Rand's definition of judgment?
6. What commonly upheld principle does Rand deem evil in Western Society as stated in her essay on living a rational life?
7. Why does Rand reject the widely accepted views of morals and values in regard to human existence?
8. Why is Ayn Rand so against compromise?
9. What does Rand say about an act of good will in the case of an emergency?
10. Explain the point Branden asserts at the beginning of "The Psychology of Pleasure."
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Nathaniel Branden claims that moralists and mystics contribute to the destruction of one's mental health. Explain his reasoning on this topic, regarding how morality and mysticism are directly related to one's mental health. Cite examples from the text to support your response.
Essay Topic 2
Rand finds there are many problems with the government as well as the views of Western Society. Rand explains her solutions to the many problems that exist within the society. According to Rand, what does she consider to be the traits of a "free" society?
Essay Topic 3
How does fiction serve as an outlet for Ayn Rand to spread and further explain her Objectivist philosophy? Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
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