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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, "The Divine Right of Stagnation", Nathaniel Branden (1963).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the act of conceding one's own reason in favor of another's, one commits an act of ______________.
(a) Morality.
(b) Self destruction.
(c) Compromise.
(d) Irrationality.

2. According to Rand, what do humans need if they are to live in a society?
(a) Government.
(b) Companionship.
(c) Total Freedom.
(d) Family.

3. In Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," Rand mentions which system of government in relation to collectivized ethics?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Libertarianism.

4. Rand believes that the socialist theory as a whole is _______.
(a) Rational.
(b) Honorably intended.
(c) Morally correct.
(d) Irrational.

5. According to Rand, every interest that a person employs must be based in ________.
(a) Reason.
(b) Context.
(c) Careful consideration.
(d) Reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some may claim that Ayn Rand's proposal for government financing is _______.

2. What does Rand claim about the existence of compromise?

3. What type of government financing does Ayn Rand propose in her essay, "Government Financing in a Free Society?"

4. Which country is said to have inspired Ayn Rand's objectivist theory, and caused her to reject all forms of collectivized government?

5. Rand states that the alleged goal of socialism was to end ________.

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