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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The chief intellectual, according to Rand, is which type of person?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Scientist.
(d) Philosopher.

2. Rand says that new intellectuals must acquire which of the following?
(a) Altruism.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Happiness.

3. Who does Rand describe as altruism's most perfect advocate?
(a) Kant.
(b) Marx.
(c) Bentham.
(d) Readen.

4. Which adjective does Rand use to describe America's culture?
(a) Unique.
(b) Miserable.
(c) Eager.
(d) Exciting.

5. What adjective does Rand use to describe the USA's founding fathers?
(a) Intellectuals.
(b) Thinkers.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Bodyguards.

6. Rand states that to oppose views, one need which of the following?
(a) Emotions.
(b) Morals.
(c) Faith.
(d) Philosophy.

7. Who does Kira have a love affair with, even though she does not like him?
(a) Leo.
(b) Hank.
(c) Andrei.
(d) Charles.

8. The goal of this book is to do which of the following, according to Rand?
(a) Present new information.
(b) Share a fictional story for pleasure.
(c) Alarm Americans.
(d) Remind readers of a past warning.

9. Rand suggests that a nation's bodyguards are which type of people?
(a) Intellectuals.
(b) Those who are physically strongest.
(c) Government officials.
(d) The military.

10. Rand states that the only tools of cognition are not which of the following?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Negative feelings.
(c) Emotions.
(d) Logical thoughts.

11. Who delivers a speech in We The Living?
(a) Ayn.
(b) Leo.
(c) Kira.
(d) Andrei.

12. What does Attila need protection from?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Morality.
(c) Reality.
(d) Intellectualism.

13. What does Rand describe socialism as a revolt against?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Emotion.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Freedom.

14. Rand states that collectivism is dead in which country?
(a) Greece.
(b) Japan.
(c) USA.
(d) France.

15. The injunction not to judge shows the climax of which of the following, according to Rand?
(a) Altruism.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Socialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kira have a love affair with somebody she does not like?

2. When was We The Living published?

3. Rand describes perception as which of the following?

4. Rand suggests that a culture should be judged by which of the following?

5. Who is the man that Kira wants to save?

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