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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. What does Rand claim that Objectivists ethics are in the essay on Objectivist ethics?

2. What year did Ayn Rand write the essay, "The Cult of Moral Grayness?"

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

4. 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 ______.

5. In what year did Ayn Rand write, "How Does One Lead a Rational Life in an Irrational Society?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rand say about an act of good will in the case of an emergency?

2. What does Rand say about the definition of society in her essay "The Objectivist Ethics?"

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

4. How must one first begin to identify what is gray, according to Ayn Rand?

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

6. How does altruism fit into Branden's essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish?"

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

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

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

10. How does Rand describe the acts of good will committed by an altruist?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Ayn Rand mentions socialism and her feelings towards it throughout her essays. What is socialism? Why is Rand against it? Do you see any potential benefits of a socialist society?

Essay Topic 3

In one of her essays, Rand mentions the notion of "moral grayness." What is moral grayness according to Rand? Is the act of moral grayness an evil act? Why and when?

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