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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. What is the problem Rearden sees in any government that professes to run by committee for the "public good."
(a) The committees are selected by popular vote.
(b) The moral purity of a committee cannot know what the public good is.
(c) There is no morality of right and wrong involved.
(d) It favors industrialists who create jobs for the public.

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

3. What show of support does Dagny get from employees of Taggart Transcontinental?
(a) They line the route with guns to protect the train.
(b) They vote her in as President of Taggart Transcontinental.
(c) They all buy stock in the John Galt Line.
(d) They give a banquet in her honor.

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

5. What is the result of the government's decision to divert coal to the People's Republic of England?
(a) Rearden Metal wins the contract to ship the steel.
(b) Project X has to be put on hold.
(c) People have to wait for needed food to arrive.
(d) Produce from the West coast is held up for 3 days and everything spoils.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dagny demands to be made Vice President in Charge of Operations, what reason does Jim give her for opposing the idea?

2. In being true to herself, Dagny still does not get what Francisco has been trying to tell her. What analogy does Francisco make that Dagny misses?

3. What is the lie that James Taggart tells the Board of Taggert Railroad?

4. Who offers to help Dagny solve the problem of the rotting wooden bridge on her Colorado line?

5. What is Hank's reaction when he discovers Francisco in Dagny's apartment?

(see the answer key)

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