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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 is "the chain"?
(a) A bracelet made from the first pouring of Rearden metal.
(b) A means of restraining railroad workers.
(c) The weakest link in Rearden's new metal.
(d) The imprisonment of Hank's family.

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

3. What is the lie that James Taggart tells the Board of Taggert Railroad?
(a) That he would pay for all the company losses out of his own pocket.
(b) That the whole thing was Dagny's fault since she wanted the Mexican line.
(c) That Francisco d'Anconia had sold his copper mines to Mexico.
(d) That he foresaw this action, cut the schedule and removed the good equipment from that line.

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

5. What caused Francisco's ancestor out of Spain to Argentina where he became wealthy as a copper miner?
(a) The Potato Famine.
(b) The Spanish Inquisition.
(c) The Spanish Revolution.
(d) The French Revolution.

Short Answer 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?

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

3. Who is the childhood friend of Jim and Dagny who now works for them?

4. How does Lillian describe the bracelet?

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

(see the answer key)

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