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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. According to Branden, what do values in the context of ethics guide?
(a) A man's life.
(b) A man's actions only.
(c) A man's choice only.
(d) A man's actions and choices.

2. Branden's notion of pleasure being a psychological need also fits into which of his other notions?
(a) Morality.
(b) Mysticism.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Mental health.

3. According to Rand, what does an act of good will require in the eyes of the objectivist?
(a) Self-interest.
(b) Self-manipulation.
(c) Selfishness.
(d) Self-sacrifice.

4. What is it impossible to pursue in a "non-free" society?
(a) Rational interests.
(b) Total freedom.
(c) Establishment.
(d) Equality.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Objectivist thought, what does the individual live for?

2. In Rand's essay, "Man's Rights," she describes several societies that exhibited a collectivist system. Which society is not included?

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

4. In what year did Branden write his essay, "Mental Health versus Mysticism and Self-Sacrifice?"

5. To be selfish is not simply to act on the basis of a __________.

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