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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which philosopher does Rand mention in her essay on "The Objectivist Ethics?"
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Copernicus.
(c) Nietzche.
(d) Plato.

3. In the act of conceding one's own reason in favor of another's, one commits an act of ______________.
(a) Compromise.
(b) Irrationality.
(c) Self destruction.
(d) Morality.

4. Rand believes that because of altruism, what is the only reason people help others?
(a) Public Recognition.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Fame.
(d) Obligation.

5. Which of the following vocabulary words were not defined in Branden's essay on Mental Health versus Mysticism?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Reason.
(c) Grief.
(d) Self-esteem.

6. According to Rand, compromise is synonymous with relinquishing one's ____________.
(a) Freedom.
(b) Values.
(c) Choice.
(d) Self interest.

7. What word does Rand use in "The Cult of Moral Grayness" to describe the common trend for people to believe there are not "blacks" and "whites," only grays?
(a) Disgusting.
(b) Conformative.
(c) Fashionable.
(d) Trendy.

8. Complete the quote: "_____ is a desire experienced by a person who does not know and does not care to discover its cause."
(a) Want.
(b) Need.
(c) Whim.
(d) Moral.

9. To be selfish is not simply to act on the basis of a __________.
(a) Interest.
(b) Need.
(c) Moral.
(d) Whim.

10. On what principle is a person who steals something they want acting on?
(a) Rational thought.
(b) Libertarianism.
(c) Whim.
(d) Self-interest.

11. At the conclusion of Rand's essay on the Objectivist ethics, what does she state is the standard value for the Objectivist?
(a) The creation of offspring.
(b) Man's life.
(c) The society.
(d) The development of the world.

12. What does Rand claim that Objectivists ethics are in the essay on Objectivist ethics?
(a) Relgious elixir.
(b) Basic morality.
(c) Only morality.
(d) True morality.

13. Which of the following does not fall into the category of what Branden would consider a proper avenue for seeking pleasure?
(a) Working on a project.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Painting.
(d) Writing a song.

14. According to Nathaniel Branden, what word is intellectually confused with "self-sacrifice?"
(a) Altruism.
(b) Faithful.
(c) Gracious.
(d) Selfless.

15. What year did Ayn Rand write the essay, "The Cult of Moral Grayness?"
(a) 1974.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1964.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Rand state that philosophers substitute for God?

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

3. Finish the sentence based upon Rand's theory: One must achieve interests by her own efforts only and not at the expense of another's ______.

4. If a person saves a stranger from a burning building at the risk of their own life, then that person is acting upon which principles?

5. Although Rand does not support altruistic belief, she does not ______against it.

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