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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, "Collectivized 'Rights'", Ayn Rand (1963).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Rand, what term is used to describe a method in which one refuses to base his or her interests on context?
(a) A drop-key.
(b) Context-popping.
(c) Elimination of context.
(d) Context-dropping.

2. Rand states that the alleged goal of socialism was to end ________.
(a) Poverty.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Revolt.
(d) Peace.

3. How does Western Society deem moral judgment?
(a) Good.
(b) Irrational.
(c) Awful.
(d) Evil.

4. What type of tools must one use in a real life situation?
(a) Concrete.
(b) Rational.
(c) Suggestive.
(d) Non-concrete.

5. In Rand's essay, "The Monument Builders," what is the Moscow subway lined with?
(a) Pine.
(b) Marble.
(c) Granite.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Rand's essay, "Collectivized Ethics," Rand mentions which system of government in relation to collectivized ethics?

2. Historically, what did socialist economic planning come about as a reaction to?

3. Which monarch erected the palace of Versailles, as stated in Rand's essay "The Monument Builders?"

4. Which of the following is not examined by Rand within "The Virtue of Selfishness?"

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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