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

2. Who is planning to build diesel engines for Taggart Transcontinental?
(a) Francisco d'Anconia
(b) Dwight Sanders
(c) Eddie Willers
(d) Henry Rearden

3. At home and in despair, what music is Dagny listening to when she puts down her head and cries?
(a) Tchaikovski's Symphony Pathetique
(b) Cry Me a River
(c) Halley's Fourth Concerto
(d) Halley's opera,

4. 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 puts decision making in the hands of uneducted people.
(c) It does not go far enough to protect everyone.
(d) It can be used to stifle competition, capitalism, and individualism.

5. Danneskjtzld contrasts himself with what legendary hero?
(a) Zorro
(b) Robin Hood
(c) Achilles
(d) Prometheus

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dagny let it be known that she is back after her plane crashed?

2. What does Rand mean by the title, "White Blackmail"?

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

4. Rand uses the failure of Twentieth Century Motors to make what point about socialism?

5. How does James Taggart demonstrate his disdain for money?

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