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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 10 "The Sign of the Dollar".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rand let the reader know that there is a connection between Francisco and Danneskjtzld?
(a) Francisco tells Rearden that Danneskjtzld is coming to the city.
(b) Francisco does not react when Rearden mentions Danneskjtzld's name.
(c) Francisco offers to introduce Rearden to Danneskjtzld.
(d) Francisco's horror when he learns that Rearden ordered d'Anconia copper.

2. What was John Galt's connection to Twentieth Century Motors?
(a) He once owned the company.
(b) He once owned that factory.
(c) He is Quentin Daniel's father.
(d) He was the young engineer building the revolutionary motor.

3. What is happening to trains everywhere in the nation?
(a) They are abandoned and the crews vanish.
(b) They run out of coal.
(c) They stop running because of fear after the tunnel wreck.
(d) They all derail.

4. How does Dr. Ferris get Hank Rearden to sign over Rearden Metal to the government?
(a) By holding Lillian hostage.
(b) By promising him that he can continue to run the company.
(c) By threatening to expose his affair with Dagny.
(d) By convincing him it is the right thing to do.

5. What does Danneskjtzld leave behind when he disappears into the darkness?
(a) A bar of gold
(b) The number to a bank account
(c) Another gun for Hank to carry
(d) His calling card

Short Answer Questions

1. What strange exchange occurs between Dagny and Lillian at he party?

2. After Francisco leaves her apartment, what does Dagny finally admit to Rearden?

3. Where does Dagny plan to start the first run of the John Galt Line?

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

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

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