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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, "The Divine Right of Stagnation", Nathaniel Branden (1963).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The function of pleasure is to give a man his own sense of what?
(a) Righteousness.
(b) Sufficiency.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Efficacy.

2. According to Rand, compromise is similar to what?
(a) Defeat.
(b) Victory.
(c) Common ground.
(d) Surrender.

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

4. According to Ayn Rand, the major problem of socialism is the denial of what type of rights?
(a) Human.
(b) Physical.
(c) Property.
(d) Civil.

5. What word does Rand state that philosophers substitute for God?
(a) People.
(b) Satan.
(c) Society.
(d) The Church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Rand defends her points by stating her belief that the mainstream practice of ethics goes against the reality of _________.

3. According to Ayn Rand, this is the only time physical force is warranted.

4. According to Rand, what does an act of good will require in the eyes of the objectivist?

5. What is it impossible to pursue in a "non-free" society?

(see the answer key)

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