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

2. Which of the following is not examined by Rand within "The Virtue of Selfishness?"
(a) Etymology.
(b) Economics.
(c) Politics.
(d) Epistemology.

3. According to Rand, what people define the standards for "good" in a society?
(a) Religious.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Wise.
(d) Strong.

4. According to Nathaniel Branden, what word is intellectually confused with "self-sacrifice?"
(a) Faithful.
(b) Altruism.
(c) Gracious.
(d) Selfless.

5. Which law does Rand propose should be used to determine man's interests?
(a) Law of the Land.
(b) Laws of the Self.
(c) Law of Identity.
(d) Law of Actual Reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ayn Rand defines value as something that a person believes is necessary to do what?

2. At the conclusion of Rand's essay on the Objectivist ethics, what does she state is the standard value for the Objectivist?

3. According to Rand, what are the notions of altruist thought perpetuated by?

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

5. 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?

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