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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 9 "The Sacred and the Profane".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Hank and Dagny try to find the old Twentieth Century Motor company?
(a) They are looking for scrap iron.
(b) They are looking for a new car.
(c) The are looking for usable parts for diesel engines.
(d) They are looking for new headquarters for Rearden Metal.

2. What is the purpose of the party Lillian plans to give in three months?
(a) Their social obligation to Dagny Taggart.
(b) Their wedding anniversary.
(c) A fund raiser for underprivileged children.
(d) A celebration of Rearden metal.

3. How does the organization, Friends of Global Progress, view Rearden Steel?
(a) That Rearden Steel will be its largest contributor.
(b) That Rearden represents the blackest element of social retrogression in the country.
(c) That Rearden Steel will one day belong to them.
(d) That it is an indignificant business that will likely fail.

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

5. James and Cherryl begin their unlikely romance. Where does James meet her?
(a) At the train station.
(b) At a cocktail party.
(c) Friends introduce them.
(d) In a dime store.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Ayn Rand's objection to majority rule as put forth by the National Alliance of Railroads?

3. How does Rand show James Taggart's opportunism after the success of the John Galt Line?

4. What is the lie that James Taggart tells the Board of Taggert Railroad?

5. What caused Francisco's ancestor out of Spain to Argentina where he became wealthy as a copper miner?

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