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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 4 "Anti-Life".

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 cannot win.
(c) She says he will damage her socially.
(d) She says he will win if he does not present a case.

2. How much will it cost Dagny to repair her airplane?
(a) The plane cannot be repaired
(b) Nothing, they do everything there for free
(c) $200.00 in gold
(d) $10,000.00 in US dollars

3. Why do Hank and Dagny try to find the old Twentieth Century Motor company?
(a) The are looking for usable parts for diesel engines.
(b) They are looking for a new car.
(c) They are looking for scrap iron.
(d) They are looking for new headquarters for Rearden Metal.

4. What is the lie that James Taggart tells the Board of Taggert Railroad?
(a) That the whole thing was Dagny's fault since she wanted the Mexican line.
(b) That Francisco d'Anconia had sold his copper mines to Mexico.
(c) That he would pay for all the company losses out of his own pocket.
(d) That he foresaw this action, cut the schedule and removed the good equipment from that line.

5. What is the surprising question Francisco poses to Dagny at the wedding reception?
(a) Did you get permission to use John Galt's name on your new railroad line?
(b) Don't you want to tell Lillian about your affair with her husband?
(c) Have you met John Galt?
(d) Don't you want to know now: Who is John Galt?

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to visit the dejected Dagny at her cabin near Woodstock?

2. What is the "Fifth Concerto"?

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

4. Hank realizes that their affair is over. What ended it?

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

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