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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 3 "White Blackmail".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the image Francisco d'Anconia has in the public eye?
(a) He is a noted philanthropist.
(b) He is planning to run for President.
(c) He is the diamond king.
(d) He is a worthless playboy.

2. 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?
(a) Maybe he couldn't find another place.
(b) Maybe the Science Institute turned him down.
(c) He probably came from somewhere around here.
(d) He probably liked living on this earth.

3. Where does Dagny plan to start the first run of the John Galt Line?
(a) Denver, Colorado
(b) New York, NY
(c) Cheyenne, Wyoming
(d) Washington, D. C.

4. 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 Revolution.
(c) The French Revolution.
(d) The Spanish Inquisition.

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 offers to return the money Rearden has paid him.
(b) Nothing. Mouch is not answering his phone.
(c) Mouch says the President will veto the bill.
(d) Mouch tells him that the bill has no penalty written into it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is almost single handedly responsible for opening up trade in Colorado?

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

4. At the party, James Taggart demands that Francisco explain why the San Sebastian mines are worthless. What is Francisco's ironic reply?

5. What is the irony of the State Science Institute's demand for 10,000 tons of Rearden Metal?

(see the answer key)

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