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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. 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 she already knows.
(b) He says he wants to take over the oil industry.
(c) He says she is not ready to hear the answer.
(d) He says only John Galt knows for sure.

2. What decision does Dagny make when she is nine years old?
(a) To study in Paris.
(b) To marry Eddie Willers.
(c) To become a fashion model.
(d) To run Taggart Rail Lines.

3. A theme that runs throughout ATLAS SHRUGGED is one which shows strength and character outside but emptiness and moral corruption inside. What metaphor does Ayn Rand use to illustrate this idea?
(a) The old oak tree that was struck by lightning.
(b) The flaws in Rearden steel.
(c) The deteriorization of New York City.
(d) The engine of a Taggart train.

4. Who is almost single handedly responsible for opening up trade in Colorado?
(a) Paul Larkin
(b) Ellis Wyatt
(c) Jim Taggart
(d) Hank Rearden

5. Atlas is the Greek god who holds the world on his shoulders. In the novel, who is "Atlas"?
(a) The National Alliance of Railroads
(b) Industrialists like Dagny and Rearden
(c) The common people.
(d) Billionaires like Francisco d'Anconia.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dagny demands to be made Vice President in Charge of Operations, what reason does Jim give her for opposing the idea?

2. What game does Francisco play with the Mexican government and the American stockholders in the San Sebastian Mines?

3. What is "the chain"?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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