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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they were flying away with John Galt, why did Galt tell Dagny not to look down?
(a) He didn't want her to change her mind and go back.
(b) He thought she might get air sick after all the excitement.
(c) New York city disappeared from the face of the earth.
(d) He knew the way New York drew people to the city.

2. What promise does Dagny make before she returns to the outside world?
(a) She will bring back Hank when she returns.
(b) She will not reveal anything about it or try to find it again.
(c) She will destroy the railroad before she returns.
(d) She will return within one month.

3. In the former hotel suite of Francisco d'Anconia, what is the subtle meaning of that location when Rearden meets Mouch and the "Washington boys"?
(a) It shows high regard for Francisco and all he stands for.
(b) In a socialist society, those in power do not give up luxuries.
(c) It shames Rearden because he can no longer afford such luxury.
(d) It demonstrates the equality of the bosses and the people.

4. After Francisco leaves her apartment, what does Dagny finally admit to Rearden?
(a) That she could no longer see him.
(b) That Francisco was her first lover.
(c) That she was returning to Taggart Transcontinental.
(d) That he needed to go back to Lillian.

5. When Dagny is held up by the stopped train, how does she continue her way to Colorado?
(a) She calls Hank to come take her the rest of the way.
(b) She buys a car and drives the rest of the way.
(c) She hitchhikes to Colorado.
(d) She buys a plane and flies there.

6. When the east bound Comet stalls in the desert, how are the passengers taken away?
(a) On buses.
(b) On a produce truck.
(c) On foot.
(d) On a horse drawn wagon.

7. What does Dagny's insistence on working as housemaid for John Galt say about her.
(a) It indicates that she wants to escape the valley.
(b) It describes her work ethic.
(c) It is a ploy to keep them from sending her away.
(d) It shows that she has little self-esteem.

8. How is Project X, a weapon of mass murder, define Rand's view of communism?
(a) It shows how powerful communism is and there is no way to defeat it.
(b) It defines the limits of a Cold War.
(c) It shows that absolute power is good for the people in general.
(d) It takes away material things and destroys the world that capitalism has built.

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

10. What happens to a radio broadcast planned for the Head of State?
(a) John Galt jams their broadcast so that the air is completely dead.
(b) John Galt takes over the broadcast to tell the world what has happened to the disappeared thinkers and producers.
(c) Dagny agrees to be a part of the broadcast.
(d) The radio broadcast explains why everything is happening for the good of the people.

11. How does James Taggart demonstrate his disdain for money?
(a) He gives his money to Lillian.
(b) He burns his money in the fireplace.
(c) He buys Cherryl an improbably large diamond.
(d) He gives a hundred dollar bill to a beggar.

12. What does Danneskjtzld leave behind when he disappears into the darkness?
(a) A bar of gold
(b) The number to a bank account
(c) His calling card
(d) Another gun for Hank to carry

13. Who flies over the valley looking for Dagny but cannot see the community below?
(a) Hank Rearden
(b) Jim Taggart
(c) Eddie Willers
(d) Phillip Rearden

14. How does Rand make it clear that Eddie's mysterious cafeteria friend is the illusive John Galt?
(a) Eddie comes right out and asks him.
(b) The cigarette butts with the $ sign in the ashtray.
(c) He admits it to Eddie but swears him to secrecy.
(d) He never has to ask.

15. Dagny wants to build a narrow gauge railroad in the valley and then changes her mind. Why?
(a) She can't do it without Rearden Metal.
(b) The idea is ridiculous because it would serve no purpose.
(c) She is not an engineer.
(d) It will keep her from returning to Taggart Transcontinental.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dagny deal with the failure of communications on the Taggart Transcontinental when copper wire breaks and cannot be quickly replaced?

2. What has happened to Dagny during the time that John Galt was recaptured and taken away?

3. How does Rand make a strong argument against incompetence?

4. Why are there only half enough freight cars to ship the Minnesota wheat crop to the East coast?

5. Where does Hank finally meet up with Danneskjtzld?

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