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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, "Doesn't Life Require Compromise?" Ayn Rand (1962).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If a person saves a stranger from a burning building at the risk of their own life, then that person is acting upon which principles?
(a) Compromise.
(b) Altruistic.
(c) Self interest.
(d) Objectivist.

2. Rand defends her points by stating her belief that the mainstream practice of ethics goes against the reality of _________.
(a) Objectivism.
(b) Human peace and experience.
(c) Ecosystems.
(d) Human existence.

3. According to Rand, what does an act of good will require in the eyes of an altruist?
(a) Self-mutilation.
(b) Self-interest.
(c) Self-manipulation.
(d) Self-sacrifice.

4. Which of the following words is not included in those Rand uses to describe desire?
(a) Wishes.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Urges.
(d) Feelings.

5. What does Branden identify as being referred to as an "evil" by Mystics?
(a) Envy.
(b) Pride.
(c) Greed.
(d) Sloth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the act of conceding one's own reason in favor of another's, one commits an act of ______________.

2. According to Branden, what determines a person's individual pleasures?

3. Which of the following is included in the four considerations of man's view of rationality that Rand describes?

4. In what year did Rand write the essay, "The 'Conflicts' of Men's Interests?"

5. What basis are you acting on if you audition for a Broadway show, after wanting to become a singer, you are an extremely competent singer, and you have performed on stage before?

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