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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was John Galt's connection to Twentieth Century Motors?
(a) He once owned that factory.
(b) He is Quentin Daniel's father.
(c) He was the young engineer building the revolutionary motor.
(d) He once owned the company.

2. What conflict does Rand set up within the character of Dagny Taggart?
(a) Her fear that Hank will not follow her there.
(b) Her discomfort at being where Francisco is.
(c) To stay in the valley or return to find satisfaction in work that saves the railroad.
(d) Her belief that she is actually living in a dream.

3. Who is the handsome blond man Dagny meets on her first morning in the valley?
(a) Sebastian d'Anconia
(b) Richard Halley
(c) John Galt's brother
(d) Ragnar Danneskjtzld

4. The Unification Board is now in complete control and more regulations are passed. What is the result?
(a) More businesses and executives disapear.
(b) The government refuses to nationalize businesses to save jobs.
(c) Production on everything increases.
(d) People now have more money to spend.

5. when Dagny comes to after her plane crashes in the Colorado mountains, who is the first person she sees?
(a) Hank Rearden
(b) Francisco d'Anconia
(c) John Galt
(d) Quentin Daniels

6. What is the irony of Dr. Robert Stadler's death?
(a) He was killed in the place he had run to for safety.
(b) He went bravely to his death still believing he was right.
(c) He was killed trying to save the world.
(d) He had always protected John Galt from men like Meigs.

7. How has Cherryl changed from the dime store clerk James married?
(a) she has learned how to get more and more money out of James.
(b) She has even less of an idea about things than she did when they married.
(c) She is no longer innocent but plays the part of a shop girl to fool society.
(d) Now she has risen in poise and social stature.

8. What is Rand's symbol of the ultimate destruction of socialism?
(a) The devastating destruction of Project X and areas of four states around it.
(b) The failure of John Galt to escape.
(c) Dagny giving in to all demands in order to save John Galt.
(d) The decision to use Project F on John Galt to get him to cooperate.

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

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

11. while John Galt is being held in a plush hotel suite, what is happening in the country?
(a) More businesses are closing and more great minds are disappearing.
(b) The people in Atlantis decide to assassinate Galt before he tells everything.
(c) The people who had disappeared return to help Galt.
(d) Everything comes to a standstill while they wait for Galt's economic plan.

12. What becomes of James Taggart?
(a) He is reduced to base hate and eventually collapses and dies.
(b) He has a chage of heart and rushes to release Galt.
(c) He realizes that he has been wrong all of his life.
(d) He gets sick and runs out of the room.

13. John Galt is strapped naked to a table with electrodes attached to various parts of his body. What does that symbolize?
(a) The inadequacies of John Galt's beliefs
(b) The impotence of the state and the power of the individual
(c) The ultimate victory of the state
(d) The power of the state and the vulnerability of the individual

14. What is Hank's reaction when he discovers Francisco in Dagny's apartment?
(a) He slaps Francisco.
(b) He is happy because he loves both of them.
(c) He thinks Francisco is the destroyer.
(d) He is afraid that Francisco will discover their affair.

15. After Hank Rearden disappears, what special favor is granted Dagny by the citizens of "Atlantis"?
(a) They tell her where she can find John Galt.
(b) They give her another invitation to join them.
(c) They allow her to receive a message from Hank.
(d) They allow her to tell everyone where Hank has gone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the music heard in the valley as the industrial "strikers" arrive?

2. How does James Taggart retain his position as President of Taggart Transcontinental?

3. What promise does Dagny make before she returns to the outside world?

4. What does Hank find when he returns to Rearden Metal plant?

5. What is the last thing passengers see on Kip Chalmers' train as they enter the tunnel?

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