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

2. How does Rand show James Taggart's opportunism after the success of the John Galt Line?
(a) He decides to build a new line of his own.
(b) He buys more stock in the John Galt Line.
(c) He gives Dagny credit for saving the company.
(d) He takes credit for its success.

3. What does Rearden sell off after the bill banning people from owning multiple businesses is passed?
(a) Copper mines and coal mines
(b) Iron mines and jewelry manufacturing
(c) Copper mines and freight companies
(d) Train engines and coal mines

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

5. How does Rand use the marriage of James and Cherryl to make her point against social philosophy?
(a) It is an improbable love story.
(b) It shows that poor people do not lack social graces.
(c) It shows that the rich and the poor are really equal.
(d) Like communism, it is a sham based on lies and deception.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Francisco's ancestor out of Spain to Argentina where he became wealthy as a copper miner?

2. 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?

3. How does Rand indicate that Wesley Mouch, Rearden's Washington lobbyist, may not be working in Rearden's interest?

4. What does Francisco d'Anconia say the socialists will use to replace "the aristocracy of money"?

5. What does Rand mean by the title, "White Blackmail"?

(see the answer key)

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