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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, "The Cult of Moral Grayness", Ayn Rand (1964).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rand believes that because of altruism, what is the only reason people help others?
(a) Obligation.
(b) Public Recognition.
(c) Fame.
(d) Guilt.

2. What concept is mentioned once in the book that according to Rand, largely influences collectivist, Western thought?
(a) Government.
(b) God.
(c) Religion.
(d) Epistomology.

3. Which philosopher does Rand mention in her essay on "The Objectivist Ethics?"
(a) Nietzche.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Plato.
(d) Copernicus.

4. To be selfish is not simply to act on the basis of a __________.
(a) Need.
(b) Interest.
(c) Moral.
(d) Whim.

5. In which publication did "The Virtue of Selfishness" first appear?
(a) The Times.
(b) The Journal of Behavioral Psychology.
(c) The Objectivist Newsletter.
(d) The Objectivist Quarterly.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Branden, which word is intellectually confused with "selfishness?"

2. Which Greek philosopher is mentioned once within the book?

3. Which of the following is not included in the hierarchy Rand gives in the objectivist evaluation of committing an act of good will?

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

5. What was Ayn Rand's last work of fiction?

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