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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 5 "Their Brothers' Keepers".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rand show James Taggart's opportunism after the success of the John Galt Line?
(a) He takes credit for its success.
(b) He buys more stock in the John Galt Line.
(c) He gives Dagny credit for saving the company.
(d) He decides to build a new line of his own.

2. What does Danneskjtzld leave behind when he disappears into the darkness?
(a) The number to a bank account
(b) His calling card
(c) Another gun for Hank to carry
(d) A bar of gold

3. What is the symbolism of the gold $ sign on the cigarettes?
(a) It is a symbol of how expensive cigarettes become under communism.
(b) It is a secret mark that designates a revolutionary war to come.
(c) It predicts the high cost of cigarettes in the future.
(d) It is reall a capital U overlaid with a capital S in gold to remind users of US capitalism.

4. What does Rearden say the government needed to win against him.
(a) His civil rights.
(b) His denial of any wrong doing.
(c) His account books.
(d) His cooperation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. James and Cherryl begin their unlikely romance. Where does James meet her?

2. What is the meaning of "Wyatt's torch"?

3. What sarcastic comment does Dagny make to James Taggart and Wesley Mouch?

4. What prevents Taggart Transcontinental from meeting Rearden's deadline for delivering steel?

5. Why does Cherryl go to visit Dagny?

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