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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, "The Monument Builders," Ayn Rand (1962).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Denying an individual his right to property is synonymous with denying him his right to _______.
(a) Life.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Health.
(d) Wealth.

2. Which term is defined as "a manifestation of helplessness, of self-loathing and of the desire for the unearned?"
(a) Power lust.
(b) Power planning.
(c) Self preservation.
(d) Self affliction.

3. Which country's monuments does Rand state have always been quite modest?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) America.
(d) Germany.

4. Which major historical event ended just two decades before the essay, "The Monument Builders" was written?
(a) The Korean Conflict.
(b) The Cold War.
(c) World War II.
(d) World War I.

5. In what year was "The Ethics of Emergencies" written?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1964.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rand believes that because of altruism, what is the only reason people help others?

2. Which country established a socialist system by vote?

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

4. Which German philosopher does Rand oppose within her own philosophical theory?

5. Rand states that the actually effect of socialism have been ________ the alleged goals.

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