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

2. What is the coincidence of Dagny stopping the conductor from throwing a vagrant off the train she is taking to see Quentin Daniels?
(a) The man, Jeff Allen, once worked at Twentieth Century Motors.
(b) He knew how to operate a train.
(c) He could finish the work Quentin Daniels had started.
(d) He turned out to be John Galt.

3. Why will Amalgamated Switch and Signal Company not complete Dagny's order for switches and signals on the Colorado line?
(a) Too many people are opposed to Rearden metal.
(b) They made a deal with Jim Taggart not to supply the equipment.
(c) They believe she cannot pay for the items.
(d) They cannot get the steel they need.

4. What is the symbolism of the explosion in the Colorado tunnel?
(a) It is what happens when logic and reason are abandoned for political expediency.
(b) It represents the end of an era.
(c) It marks the end of the Unification Board.
(d) It represents the poor quality goods industrialists offer out of greed.

5. When a reporter asks Dagny, "Who is John Galt?" what is her answer?
(a) Who cares?
(b) I'll never tell.
(c) An advertising gimmick.
(d) We are.

Short Answer Questions

1. Atlas is the Greek god who holds the world on his shoulders. In the novel, who is "Atlas"?

2. How old was Francisco when he took over d'Anconia Copper Mines?

3. At home and in despair, what music is Dagny listening to when she puts down her head and cries?

4. How does Rand let the reader know that there is a connection between Francisco and Danneskjtzld?

5. What does Hank Rearden's mother suggest is Phillip's qualification to work for Rearden Metal?

(see the answer key)

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