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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. Finish the statement. "A" is _________.

2. In what year did Rand write the essay, "The 'Conflicts' of Men's Interests?"

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

4. From the altruist perspective, saving the life of a stranger is equivalent to saving the life of _________.

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. How does Rand describe the objectivist's act of good will?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In "Isn't Everyone Selfish?", how does Branden describe the process upon which men act in their own self interest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe Ayn Rand's philosophy on Objectivism as stated in her essay on objectivist ethics. What are the main ideas of Objectivist ethics?

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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