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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 Rand, a person who does not attempt to define what is right or wrong in a given situation, and acts as a mixture of the two is morally what?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Gray.
(d) Right.

2. Branden states in his essay, "The Psychology of Pleasure" that pleasure is not a _________, but a psychological need.
(a) Luxury.
(b) Right.
(c) Necessity.
(d) Whim.

3. Finish the statement. "A" is _________.
(a) A in the Actual Reality.
(b) To B as B is to C.
(c) A.
(d) Proportionate to Z.

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

5. No one ever really sacrifices oneself because every direct action is motivated by a person's desire. What does Branden say about this statement?
(a) That it is absolutely correct.
(b) That it is absolutely incorrect.
(c) That is needs to be proven.
(d) That it is faulty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year was Branden's essay, "Counterfeit Individualism" written?

2. What does self-esteem provide a person with according to Branden?

3. Rand does not believe in public projects because the public project does not benefit whom?

4. Which country does Rand seek refuge after fleeing Soviet Russia?

5. In which political system does the government own all societal goods and provide the people with what they need?

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