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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Dagny not learn the name of the third student at Patrick Henry University according to Dr. Akston?
(a) The school records were in a fire and his records were lost.
(b) Nobody really knows who he is.
(c) She will only learn it when he chooses to tell her himself.
(d) He went to the university under an assumed name.

2. Quentin Daniels is hired to reconstruct the revolutionary motor. What is Quentin's greatest desire.
(a) To prove the the motor will not work.
(b) To create a motor from his own concept.
(c) To improve the motor.
(d) To meet the man who conceived of the idea of the motor.

3. When Dagny demands that Francisco tell her why Ellis Wyatt will be wiped out in Colorado, why does he refuse to tell her?
(a) He says she already knows.
(b) He says he wants to take over the oil industry.
(c) He says only John Galt knows for sure.
(d) He says she is not ready to hear the answer.

4. What is so unusual about the cigarette Dagny gets from Dr. Hugh Akston?
(a) It cannot be lit.
(b) It is made of unusual tobacco.
(c) It is rolled in colored paper.
(d) It is marked with a gold dollar sign.

5. What is Dagny's reaction to Eugene Lawson's claim that his motives were pure at Twentieth Century Motors because he never made a profit?
(a) She agrees that the motives were pure.
(b) She praises him for his generosity.
(c) She says the idea is despicable.
(d) She accuses him of lying.

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

7. How old was Francisco when he took over d'Anconia Copper Mines?
(a) Thirty-one
(b) Sixteen
(c) Twenty-three
(d) Twenty-seven

8. How did the Sternes say they tried to run Twentieth Century Motors?
(a) From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
(b) Imposing great penalties on those who made mistakes.
(c) By paying the best salaries in the industry.
(d) Never criticizing anyone for a mistake or cost overrun.

9. What is the comparison Francisco makes between John Galt and Prometheus?
(a) John Galt invented fire.
(b) John Galt is a Prometheus who changed his mind.
(c) John Galt believes the total end is near for all mankind.
(d) John Galt has been eaten by vultures and is dead.

10. What news does James Taggart receive that Dagny had predicted?
(a) The Mexican line is out of coal and must burn wood to run the trains.
(b) The Mexican Government has nationalized the San Sebastian Mine and the Taggart railroad line
(c) The US government is nationalizing all industry.
(d) Rearden refusus to supply metal for any railroad rails.

11. What is the "Fifth Concerto"?
(a) A composition by Richard Halley.
(b) An undiscovered work my Mozart.
(c) The theme song of the Taggart Transcontinental Railway.
(d) A composition to a dead oak tree.

12. What is the irony of the State Science Institute's demand for 10,000 tons of Rearden Metal?
(a) It had once tried to discredit Rearden Metal.
(b) It was trying to restart the economy by keeping Rearden in business.
(c) It needed the metal because it had effectively cut off steel production.
(d) It showed that the Institute had always supported Rearden.

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

14. Based on what she knows at the moment, what conclusion does Dagny draw about the disappearance of men like Wyatt?
(a) She believes there is a destroyer.
(b) She believes they are secretly working on her railroad line.
(c) She thinks they are being kidnapped by the government.
(d) She thinks they are all joining the communist movement.

15. Where does Dagny plan to start the first run of the John Galt Line?
(a) Denver, Colorado
(b) Cheyenne, Wyoming
(c) New York, NY
(d) Washington, D. C.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the meaning of "Wyatt's torch"?

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

3. What was Francisco's nickname for Dagny when they were children?

4. What prevents Taggart Transcontinental from meeting Rearden's deadline for delivering steel?

5. What strange exchange occurs between Dagny and Lillian at he party?

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