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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 5 "The Climax of the D'Anconias".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dagny object to about the San Sebastian Line?
(a) That it is using Rearden steel rails.
(b) That it is going to help the communist government.
(c) That the Mexican government will subsidise it.
(d) That is was not her idea.

2. Who is the childhood friend of Jim and Dagny who now works for them?
(a) John Galt
(b) Hank Rearden
(c) Eddie Willers
(d) James Ellis Wyatt

3. What was Francisco's nickname for Dagny when they were children?
(a) Daggy
(b) Mouse
(c) Pest
(d) Slug

4. When Dagny demands that Francisco tell her why Ellis Wyatt will be wiped out in Colorado, why does he refuse to tell her?
(a) He says only John Galt knows for sure.
(b) He says she is not ready to hear the answer.
(c) He says he wants to take over the oil industry.
(d) He says she already knows.

5. What is Ayn Rand's objection to majority rule as put forth by the National Alliance of Railroads?
(a) It does not go far enough to protect everyone.
(b) It is not a true socialist idea.
(c) It puts decision making in the hands of uneducted people.
(d) It can be used to stifle competition, capitalism, and individualism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Atlas is the Greek god who holds the world on his shoulders. In the novel, who is "Atlas"?

2. What does "the chain" represent to Henry Rearden?

3. How does the organization, Friends of Global Progress, view Rearden Steel?

4. When Dagny stops at a newsstand buy cigarettes, what is the last thing the vendor says to her?

5. Why does Phillip want cash instead of a check for Rearden's contribution to Friends of Global Progress?

(see the answer key)

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