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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. What is the purpose of the party Lillian plans to give in three months?
(a) Their social obligation to Dagny Taggart.
(b) A celebration of Rearden metal.
(c) Their wedding anniversary.
(d) A fund raiser for underprivileged children.

2. Why are the guests at the party so eager to discuss the capture of Ragnar Danneskjtzld?
(a) Because he is a pirate who seizes relief supplies intended for communist societies.
(b) Because he has a strange name that they don't trust.
(c) Because he is a supporter of the Equalization of Opportunity Bill
(d) Because he is the only one who can save socialism.

3. Dr. Potter of the State Science Institute threatens Rearden who pretends not to understand his threats. Why?
(a) If he did, he would cancel his business plans.
(b) If he did, he would take his product off the market.
(c) If he did, he would have to kill Potter.
(d) If he did, he would have to give Rearden Metal to the government.

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

5. When Hank Rearden learns that the legislature has passed the Equalization of Opportunity Bill, what does he learn from Mouch, his lobbyist in Washington?
(a) Mouch says the President will veto the bill.
(b) Mouch offers to return the money Rearden has paid him.
(c) Mouch tells him that the bill has no penalty written into it.
(d) Nothing. Mouch is not answering his phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bertram Scudder, editor of "The Future" magazine, characterize Hank Rearden?

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

3. What happens after the disappearance of Wyatt and his vast Colorado oil fields?

4. Why does Phillip want cash instead of a check for Rearden's contribution to Friends of Global Progress?

5. When Dr. Stadler questions why the man who was developing the revolutionary motor was working in a factory research lab, what is Dagny's reply?

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