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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, "Counterfeit Individualism", Nathaniel Branden (1962).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Branden's essay on "The Psychology of Pleasure" he lists five avenues upon which ________ people find pleasure.
(a) Rational.
(b) Egotistical.
(c) Sufficient.
(d) Happy.

2. Which term is defined as "a manifestation of helplessness, of self-loathing and of the desire for the unearned?"
(a) Self preservation.
(b) Power lust.
(c) Power planning.
(d) Self affliction.

3. Which Act within the United States was Ayn Rand vehemently against?
(a) Sedition Act.
(b) Prohibition.
(c) Human Rights Act.
(d) Civil Rights Act.

4. Ayn Rand defines value as something that a person believes is necessary to do what?
(a) Obtain and keep.
(b) Learn and keep.
(c) Keep and follow.
(d) Obtain and obey.

5. In which year was the Civil Rights Bill passed?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1965.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ayn Rand, on what basis must the individual give to public works?

2. What book did Rand write to illustrate her objectivist views by setting up a scenario where the characters protest against collectivist ideals?

3. What type of scheme does Branden's essay on Mental Health versus Mysticism attempt to illustrate?

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

5. According to Rand, what is the vessel in which the government seizes property and goods of the individual?

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