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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, "The Psychology of Pleasure", Nathaniel Branden (1964).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two things Branden claims that perpetuate within society and threaten self-esteem?
(a) Reason and control.
(b) Anxiety and guilt.
(c) Belief and guilt.
(d) Anxiety and frivolity.

2. According to Branden, what do values in the context of ethics guide?
(a) A man's choice only.
(b) A man's actions and choices.
(c) A man's actions only.
(d) A man's life.

3. What must the goals one chooses to pursue be in order to be a rational thinker?
(a) Achieveable.
(b) Flexible.
(c) Ever-changing.
(d) Malleable.

4. No one ever really sacrifices oneself because every direct action is motivated by a person's desire. What does Branden say about this statement?
(a) That is needs to be proven.
(b) That it is faulty.
(c) That it is absolutely incorrect.
(d) That it is absolutely correct.

5. In which year was the "Psychology of Pleasure" written?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1964.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it impossible to pursue in a "non-free" society?

2. Branden's notion of pleasure being a psychological need also fits into which of his other notions?

3. What does Rand claim is not a valid standard of value in her essay on "The 'Conflicts' of Men's Interests?"

4. What does Branden identify as being referred to as an "evil" by Mystics?

5. Which of the following words is not included in those Rand uses to describe desire?

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