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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. What book did Rand write to illustrate her objectivist views by setting up a scenario where the characters protest against collectivist ideals?
(a) Total Freedom.
(b) Atlas Shrugged.
(c) The Virtue of Selfishness.
(d) The Fountainhead.

2. According to "Isn't Everyone Selfish?", one must ask which question about the desired action?
(a) When.
(b) Why.
(c) How.
(d) Whether.

3. Which political system does Rand mention in "Collectivized Ethics," where she states men are free to produce and compete?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Mysticism.
(d) Communism.

4. According to Ayn Rand, human error is _______________.
(a) Unacceptable.
(b) Unavoidable.
(c) Avoidable.
(d) Acceptable.

5. What is a person considered to be who attempts to find the morally good in a given situation but acts incorrectly by honest mistake?
(a) Black.
(b) Pink.
(c) White.
(d) Gray.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Branden acknowledge as being one of the major causes of mental degradation?

3. Finish the statement: According to Rand, " One must _____, and prepare to be _______."

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

5. What is necessary for the existence of self-esteem according to Branden?

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