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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Rand, what type of principles have ruled Western Society for years?
(a) Judeo-Christian.
(b) Irrational.
(c) Egotistical.
(d) Christian.

2. What must one have before being able to find meaningful relationships with others?
(a) Morality.
(b) Self interest.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Self worth.

3. According to Branden, which word is intellectually confused with "selfishness?"
(a) Confidence.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Egoism.
(d) Self amorous.

4. What basis are you acting on If you audition for a Broadway show, you are a poor singer, but you have always have wanted to sing?
(a) Egoism.
(b) Need.
(c) Desire.
(d) Self-interest.

5. Complete the sentence. A _________ person's desire for pleasure is the desire to escape reality.
(a) Rational.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Neurotic.
(d) Irrational.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was "Atlas Shrugged" published?

2. According to Rand, what people define the standards for "good" in a society?

3. According to Rand, without these two things there can be no gray.

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

5. According to Rand, what are the notions of altruist thought perpetuated by?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is faulty about the notion that everyone is selfish?

2. What is Branden's purpose in writing the essay, "Isn't Everyone Selfish?"

3. How does Rand define "context" in her explanation of the four considerations described?

4. According to Branden, what are the avenues where one would find pleasure, and why can one find pleasure in such avenues?

5. What does Rand mean when she discusses the "cult of moral grayness?"

6. What is context-dropping, and who uses it?

7. According to Nathaniel Branden, why is mental health needed for human life and survival?

8. How does Rand describe the acts of good will committed by an altruist?

9. How might one find pleasure in doing productive work?

10. Explain Rand's idea of the four considerations of a rational man's thought and their function.

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