Quiz on The Virtue of Selfishness

There are 25 multiple choice questions here.

I got 88% correct. I thought the 3 questions I got wrong were a bit tricky, but the correct answers are literally correct per VOS.

Post 1

Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 7:27am

I scored 80% back to the books I go!

Post 2

Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 8:52pm

96%. They say I missed this one: One's own independent judgment is a proper moral criterion and moral validation. [p.xi]"
I said true. I guess I'm supposed to rely on authority? I guess it's kind of a trick question, as "judgment" isn't a "criterion".

Post 3

Friday, June 14, 2013 - 5:34am

Laure,

"One's own independent judgment is the means by which one must choose one's actions, but it is not a moral criterion nor a moral validation: only reference to a demonstrable principle can validate one's choices (VoS, xi)."

Kudos.

Post 4

Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 2:41pm

Even though it has been a third of a century since I read The Virtue of Selfishness, I have been exposed to the principles of Objectivist morality in other writings as well as other media and have seen those principles at work in my life and mainly the opposite in others. I scored an 88 on this test and I think these tests are really cool. After taking a couple of tests I realized that there are many Objectivists that are mostly self-taught. They have read the works of Ayn Rand and others that work to desiminate her ideas but have gained an understanding of Objectivism and incorporated its ideas and principles into their minds and lives just though their own effort, without the benefit of testing and feedback that one might receive in a classroom type environment. In fact, most classrooms probably taught the opposite. It is a wonderful thing and I see as a hopeful sign for the future to have organizations like The Ayn Rand Institute that do the type of work that they do.

Post 5

Saturday, March 22, 2014 - 4:53pm