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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dannager refuse to say "Good-bye" to Dagny?
(a) Because he doesn't want her to know his plans.
(b) Because he is glad to be getting away from her.
(c) Because she has no idea that he is leaving.
(d) Because she will join him where he is going one day.

2. What game does Francisco play with the Mexican government and the American stockholders in the San Sebastian Mines?
(a) He plays poker with the Mexican President in a winner-take-all game.
(b) He plays a game of marbles on the hotel room floor.
(c) He plays charades but no one can guess his subject.
(d) He knows the mines are worthless and wants to watch them go down with their own greed.

3. What was Francisco's nickname for Dagny when they were children?
(a) Mouse
(b) Pest
(c) Slug
(d) Daggy

4. James and Cherryl begin their unlikely romance. Where does James meet her?
(a) At the train station.
(b) At a cocktail party.
(c) Friends introduce them.
(d) In a dime store.

5. Because of the Equity of Distribution Law, there is now a Deputy Director of Distribution handling all of Rearden Metal's orders. What is his nickname?
(a) The Enforcer
(b) The Wet Nurse
(c) The Terminator
(d) D-three

6. What is Mouch's new job after he resigns as Rearden's Washington lobbyist?
(a) Assistant Editor of
(b) Assistant Coordinator of the Bureau of Economic Planning and National Resources
(c) Vice President of Taggart Transcontinental
(d) Secretary of the Interior

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

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

9. Why does Dagny take a leave of absence from her job as Vice President of Operations at Taggart Transcontinental?
(a) To get away to Europe for a vacation.
(b) To find Francisco and marry him.
(c) To try and localte John Galt.
(d) To supervise and finish the John Galt Line.

10. How does Rand indicate that Wesley Mouch, Rearden's Washington lobbyist, may not be working in Rearden's interest?
(a) He never goes to his office in Washington.
(b) He is at a meeting with Dagny and Owen Kellogg.
(c) He is at a meeting with Orren Boyle, James Taggart, and Paul Larkin.
(d) He cannot get in to see the President of the United States.

11. 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) She will only learn it when he chooses to tell her himself.
(c) He went to the university under an assumed name.
(d) Nobody really knows who he is.

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

13. How does Rand show James Taggart's opportunism after the success of the John Galt Line?
(a) He gives Dagny credit for saving the company.
(b) He buys more stock in the John Galt Line.
(c) He decides to build a new line of his own.
(d) He takes credit for its success.

14. What did the National Alliance of Railroads pass to eliminate competition?
(a) Local and Transcontinental Rule
(b) Every man for himself Rule
(c) Anti-cooperation Rule
(d) Anti-dog-eat-dog Rule

15. What does Phillip want to leave Henry's house?
(a) Controlling interest in Rearden Metal stock.
(b) Paid up tuition to Harvard.
(c) Money to start a business.
(d) A new car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the symbolism of Francisco lying on the floor with his arms spread out to his sides?

2. What is the comparison Francisco makes between John Galt and Prometheus?

3. Who is almost single handedly responsible for opening up trade in Colorado?

4. What sarcastic comment does Dagny make to James Taggart and Wesley Mouch?

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

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