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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 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.

2. What is Ayn Rand's objection to majority rule as put forth by the National Alliance of Railroads?
(a) It can be used to stifle competition, capitalism, and individualism.
(b) It does not go far enough to protect everyone.
(c) It puts decision making in the hands of uneducted people.
(d) It is not a true socialist idea.

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

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

5. Who is the childhood friend of Jim and Dagny who now works for them?
(a) Eddie Willers
(b) James Ellis Wyatt
(c) Hank Rearden
(d) John Galt

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lillian describe the bracelet?

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?

3. What is the image Francisco d'Anconia has in the public eye?

4. When Dagny demands that Francisco tell her why Ellis Wyatt will be wiped out in Colorado, why does he refuse to tell her?

5. Atlas is the Greek god who holds the world on his shoulders. In the novel, who is "Atlas"?

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