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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. Dr. Stadler talks about having known John Galt who he believes is dead. What is his recollection of Galt?
(a) Galt was an early leader of the communist movement.
(b) Galt was an insurrectionist and trouble maker.
(c) Galt had the most brilliant mind he had ever encountered.
(d) Galt was the brains behind the revolutionary motor.

2. When Dagny demands to be made Vice President in Charge of Operations, what reason does Jim give her for opposing the idea?
(a) Dagny, you don't know anything about railroads.
(b) Dagny, father never intended for you to work at Taggert.
(c) Dagny, you're a woman.
(d) Dagny, you'll get married and leave.

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

4. What is so revolutionary about the motor that never went into production?
(a) It draws its energy from static electricity in the atmosphere.
(b) It runs on water.
(c) It requires a totally new factory to build.
(d) It produces more power than regular engines.

5. Why can Dagny not learn the name of the third student at Patrick Henry University according to Dr. Akston?
(a) He went to the university under an assumed name.
(b) The school records were in a fire and his records were lost.
(c) Nobody really knows who he is.
(d) She will only learn it when he chooses to tell her himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dagny take a leave of absence from her job as Vice President of Operations at Taggart Transcontinental?

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

3. How does Rand use the party to show the superficiality of the communist guests?

4. What is Dagny's reaction to Eugene Lawson's claim that his motives were pure at Twentieth Century Motors because he never made a profit?

5. What is Owen Kellogg's reply to Dagny when she asks him why he is resigning from Taggert Railway?

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