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Ayn Rand's Philosophy of Objectivism: Basic Knowledge Quiz
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1True or False: Ayn Rand's philosophy is essentially about politics.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
2Ethics: What does "selfishness" mean in Ayn Rand's philosophy?
- AAcquiring as much wealth as you can, however you can.
- BPursuing momentary pleasures whenever the opportunity arises; avoiding pain whenever possible.
- CLiving according to your emotions and giving charity to others when it gives you pleasure.
- DPursuing your own life and long-term happiness by the guidance of facts, and of principles derived from facts.
- EAlways minimizing physical risks to your survival by staying home a lot and avoiding travel to the Middle East.
3Ethics: What does Ayn Rand's philosophy say about altruism?
- AAltruism means giving your own things to other people, and it's always immoral.
- BAltruism means giving your own things to other people, and it can be moral if it gives you enjoyment.
- CAltruism means sacrificing something of higher value to you, for something of lower or no value to you, and it's always immoral.
- DAltruism means kindness to other people, and it's always immoral.
- EAltruism doesn't exist; everyone is always self-interested.
4Ethics: What did Ayn Rand say about charity?
- ACharity is altruism, and it's always evil.
- BAn act of charity is immoral if it doesn't give you joy, but moral if it does.
- CCharity can be morally extended to good people without limit, but evil people shouldn't get charity from you.
- DCharity is always moral, so long as it isn't forced on other people.
- ECharity is not a major virtue, nor a moral duty. It can be moral, if any recipients are worthy of the help and you can afford to help them.
5Human nature: Which of the following best describes man (humans, in their essence) in Rand's Objectivism?
- AMan is a greedy, material creature, looking for momentary pleasures.
- BMan is a soul locked in a corrupt body, battling the body for control until death.
- CMan is like a robot whose actions are determined by genetics and social conditioning.
- DMan is a potentially heroic creature of two integrated aspects that can exist in harmony: mind and body.
- EMan is destined to become either a master or a slave, (dominant or subservient) according to his personality traits.
6Ethics: True or False: For Rand, all people are either 100% good or 100% evil; there are no mixed cases.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
7Ethics: What is the primary virtue that Ayn Rand identifies in her essay, "The Objectivist Ethics"?
- ASelfishness
- BRationality
- CCourage
- DIntegrity
- ESelf-esteem
8Ethics: True or False: Ayn Rand advocated honesty as a virtue.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
9Ethics: In Objectivism, rationality means...
- Aalways being right.
- Balways avoiding all possible fallacies.
- Cgoing by facts to the best of one's knowledge and ability.
- Dusing one's mind and conceptualizing to the fullest practical extent, in the service of one's values.
- Ebelieving everything Ayn Rand believed.
10Ethics: In Objectivism, being rational, rather than an emotionalist, means...
- Aremoving emotion altogether from one's life. Always reacting to things with "cool reason."
- Bsuppressing emotions and being less passionate about things than the average person.
- Cacting on the emotion of the moment, but always reasoning about it afterward.
- Dacting on one's thinking about available evidence and shaping one's emotions to one's conscious ideas as much as possible.
- Eacting on emotional responses only when they were ones shared by Ayn Rand.
11Politics: What governmental system did Ayn Rand advocate?
- ALaissez-faire capitalism: an established government that only protects individual rights and consists of police, military and courts.
- BAnarcho-capitalism: a society without an established government that relies on private agencies to protect rights.
- CFascism: an established government that nominally recognizes private property, but centrally controls how people use and dispose of property.
- DSocialism: an established government that does not recognize private property rights to the means of production, and distributes some wealth according to need.
- ERepresentative democracy: an established government that does whatever the representatives of the majority wish, without limitation.
12Metaphysics: Which of the following is a statement of a basic axiom of Objectivism?
- AConsciousness perceives itself.
- BConsciousness perceives existence.
- CGod does not exist.
- DExistence is infinite.
- ETo exist is to be perceived.
13Metaphysics: According to Ayn Rand, the axioms of Objectivism imply that...
- Ayour consciousness doesn't perceive reality as it really is.
- Bthe universe is spatially infinite.
- Cthings are what they are, independent of your mere wishes.
- Dyour consciousness can't affect the physical world in any way.
- Eevery thing that exists has a specific, non-contradictory nature.
14Epistemology: For humans, according to Objectivism...
- Aall knowledge starts with the senses.
- Ball knowledge starts with statements of the axioms.
- Csome knowledge starts with innate ideas, while other knowledge starts with the senses.
- Dsome knowledge starts with social convention on how to use words, while other knowledge starts with the senses.
- Eall knowledge starts with social convention on how to use words.
15Epistemology: Ayn Rand defined reason as...
- Athe faculty that identifies and integrates the material provided by man's senses.
- Bthe faculty that operates by deductive logic.
- Cthe faculty in man that enables communication between men and women.
- Dthe faculty that processes emotions into ideas--man's means of rationalization.
- Ethe faculty that combines sensory evidence with innate ideas, to give truth.
16Politics: In Ayn Rand's view, Communism is...
- Aevil because it is a political implementation of mysticism, collectivism and altruism.
- Bevil because it seized her father's business.
- Cgood because it is the attempt to rationally plan society.
- Devil because it deposed the czar of Russia, whom she admired.
- Eevil because it prevents business tycoons from becoming rich.
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- GRE Philosophy Quiz am Ayn Rand's Philosophy of Objectivism: Basic Knowledge Quiz, erstellt von Eric M am 12/02/2015.
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