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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. At the Thanksgiving dinner, why does Lillian urge Hank not to fight the lawsuit?
(a) She says they will assassinate him.
(b) She says he will damage her socially.
(c) She says he will win if he does not present a case.
(d) She says he cannot win.

2. What is Ayn Rand's objection to majority rule as put forth by the National Alliance of Railroads?
(a) It is not a true socialist idea.
(b) It can be used to stifle competition, capitalism, and individualism.
(c) It puts decision making in the hands of uneducted people.
(d) It does not go far enough to protect everyone.

3. How does Rand make it clear that Eddie's mysterious cafeteria friend is the illusive John Galt?
(a) Eddie comes right out and asks him.
(b) The cigarette butts with the $ sign in the ashtray.
(c) He admits it to Eddie but swears him to secrecy.
(d) He never has to ask.

4. What news was in the letter the doorman had held for Dagny for a week?
(a) Quentin Daniels had disappeared.
(b) Quentin Daniels was moving to Colorado.
(c) Quentin Daniels had finally built a working model of her motor.
(d) Quentin Daniels could no longer work on the motor.

5. What is the real outcome after the court fines Rearden $5,000 and gives him a suspended sentence?
(a) Other industrialists will go out of business.
(b) In effect, he has won against the government.
(c) Rearden will have to comply with the government rules.
(d) Lillian's social connections are destroyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary device does Rand use to show the end of Eddie's dream of one day marrying Dagny.

2. What show of support does Dagny get from employees of Taggart Transcontinental?

3. Why do Hank and Dagny try to find the old Twentieth Century Motor company?

4. What causes Dagny to return to Taggart Transcontinental?

5. When Dagny stops at a newsstand buy cigarettes, what is the last thing the vendor says to her?

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