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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 7 "The Exploiters and the Exploited".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dagny take a leave of absence from her job as Vice President of Operations at Taggart Transcontinental?
(a) To get away to Europe for a vacation.
(b) To supervise and finish the John Galt Line.
(c) To try and localte John Galt.
(d) To find Francisco and marry him.

2. How does Rand use the party to show the superficiality of the communist guests?
(a) They prefer not to talk about politics.
(b) They have not invited any rich industrialists to the party.
(c) They are all dressed in their finest and wearing flashy jewelry.
(d) They pretend to favor defeat for the the Equalization of Opportunity Bill.

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

4. How does Rand indicate that Wesley Mouch, Rearden's Washington lobbyist, may not be working in Rearden's interest?
(a) He cannot get in to see the President of the United States.
(b) He is at a meeting with Dagny and Owen Kellogg.
(c) He never goes to his office in Washington.
(d) He is at a meeting with Orren Boyle, James Taggart, and Paul Larkin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "Fifth Concerto"?

2. At home and in despair, what music is Dagny listening to when she puts down her head and cries?

3. What is the purpose of the party Lillian plans to give in three months?

4. Who offers to help Dagny solve the problem of the rotting wooden bridge on her Colorado line?

5. What decision does Dagny make when she is nine years old?

(see the answer key)

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