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

2. Before Hank Rearden, Dagny has had only one lover. She will not tell Rearden his name. Who was he?
(a) Francisco d'Anconia
(b) Ragnar Danneskjtzld
(c) Eddie Willers
(d) John Galt

3. What is the symbolism of Francisco lying on the floor with his arms spread out to his sides?
(a) Making his pain go away.
(b) His confused state of mind.
(c) Sacrifice for what he believes in.
(d) His dream of flying.

4. What does "the chain" represent to Henry Rearden?
(a) The demands made on him by an ungrateful family.
(b) All his accomplishments after years of hard work.
(c) The close link he has to his mother.
(d) The only thing that will ever come of Rearden metal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why will Amalgamated Switch and Signal Company not complete Dagny's order for switches and signals on the Colorado line?

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

3. What is "the chain"?

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

5. What news does James Taggart receive that Dagny had predicted?

(see the answer key)

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