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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 1 "The Man Who Belonged on Earth".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James and Cherryl begin their unlikely romance. Where does James meet her?
(a) At the train station.
(b) In a dime store.
(c) At a cocktail party.
(d) Friends introduce them.

2. What does Dagny object to about the San Sebastian Line?
(a) That the Mexican government will subsidise it.
(b) That is was not her idea.
(c) That it is using Rearden steel rails.
(d) That it is going to help the communist government.

3. What news does James Taggart receive that Dagny had predicted?
(a) Rearden refusus to supply metal for any railroad rails.
(b) The Mexican Government has nationalized the San Sebastian Mine and the Taggart railroad line
(c) The US government is nationalizing all industry.
(d) The Mexican line is out of coal and must burn wood to run the trains.

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. How does Bertram Scudder, editor of "The Future" magazine, characterize Hank Rearden?
(a) As an octopus.
(b) As a shark.
(c) As an alligator.
(d) As a great philanthropist.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did the Sternes say they tried to run Twentieth Century Motors?

4. What is Rearden's suggestion to Dagny about giving in to the state?

5. What is Mouch's new job after he resigns as Rearden's Washington lobbyist?

(see the answer key)

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