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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 news does James Taggart receive that Dagny had predicted?
(a) The Mexican Government has nationalized the San Sebastian Mine and the Taggart railroad line
(b) The Mexican line is out of coal and must burn wood to run the trains.
(c) The US government is nationalizing all industry.
(d) Rearden refusus to supply metal for any railroad rails.
2. 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 engine of a Taggart train.
(b) The deteriorization of New York City.
(c) The old oak tree that was struck by lightning.
(d) The flaws in Rearden steel.
3. What is the purpose of the party Lillian plans to give in three months?
(a) Their wedding anniversary.
(b) A fund raiser for underprivileged children.
(c) A celebration of Rearden metal.
(d) Their social obligation to Dagny Taggart.
4. What is the "Fifth Concerto"?
(a) An undiscovered work my Mozart.
(b) The theme song of the Taggart Transcontinental Railway.
(c) A composition by Richard Halley.
(d) A composition to a dead oak tree.
5. What was Francisco's nickname for Dagny when they were children?
(a) Daggy
(b) Pest
(c) Slug
(d) Mouse
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the childhood friend of Jim and Dagny who now works for them?
2. When Dagny stops at a newsstand buy cigarettes, what is the last thing the vendor says to her?
3. How old was Francisco when he took over d'Anconia Copper Mines?
4. How does Rand indicate that Wesley Mouch, Rearden's Washington lobbyist, may not be working in Rearden's interest?
5. When Dagny demands that Francisco tell her why Ellis Wyatt will be wiped out in Colorado, why does he refuse to tell her?
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