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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "Isn't Everyone Selfish?" Nathaniel Branden (1962).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Branden acknowledge as being one of the major causes of mental degradation?
(a) Christian dogma.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Traditional doctrines.
(d) The government.

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

3. According to Branden, which concept is used by Mystics to encourage human self-sacrifice?
(a) Faith.
(b) Jesus Christ.
(c) Peace.
(d) Holiness.

4. According to the principles of selfishness, what would be the correct route for convincing an employer that you are the proper candidate for a job?
(a) Flatter your prospective employer.
(b) Tell the employer of your competitor's incompetence.
(c) Explain your competence.
(d) Only apply for a job in which you are extremely over-qualified.

5. Which of the following is included in the four considerations of man's view of rationality that Rand describes?
(a) Reality.
(b) Plausibility.
(c) Effort.
(d) Responsibility.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Rand's essay on "The 'Conflicts' of Men's Interests," what are the two ways she claims that goals can be met?

2. Complete the quote: "_____ is a desire experienced by a person who does not know and does not care to discover its cause."

3. According to Nathaniel Branden, what word is intellectually confused with "self-sacrifice?"

4. According to "Isn't Everyone Selfish?", one must ask which question about the desired action?

5. What does Rand believe the nature of the human mind to be?

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