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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hank know that their affair was over before Dagny told him.
(a) John Galt came and told him.
(b) He heard something different in her voice on the radio.
(c) During the radio show she had only used past tense.
(d) Francisco sent him a telegram.

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

3. When Dagny, Hank, Francisco and Ragnar storm the Project F building, what indicates that Ragnar's reputation has preceded him?
(a) The guards are not afraid of the others even though they have guns.
(b) The guards recognize him from newspaper photos.
(c) The guards all want his autograph when they find out who he is.
(d) When he gives them his name, the guards moan.

4. What, according to Rand, is worse than taking someone's life?
(a) Working only for the joy of creation and invention.
(b) Refusing to help the poor.
(c) Taking someone's life's work.
(d) Having an affair with a married person.

5. What does the Head of State Thompson want from Galt?
(a) He wants Galt to give the government his radio technology.
(b) He wants Galt to tell him how to fix the economy.
(c) He wants Galt to leave thecountry and never return.
(d) He wants Galt to be his Vice-President.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Rearden is knocked unconscious and comes to, who does he discover were helping to fight off the siege?

2. As they were flying away with John Galt, why did Galt tell Dagny not to look down?

3. Danneskjtzld contrasts himself with what legendary hero?

4. What message on the city calendar marquee made Rearden laugh out loud?

5. when Dagny comes to after her plane crashes in the Colorado mountains, who is the first person she sees?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of assurance does Francisco try to give Dagny when he visits her in her apartment?

2. When Francisco comes to visit Dagny in the cabin near Woodstock, what idea does she have about the disappearance of so many business people?

3. After her plane crash, Dagny wakes up in the valley that Rand compares to Atlantis, a lost continent. What does she then realize?

4. What happens when Washington politician Kip Chalmers insists that the stalled Comet go on through a dangerous tunnel because he has a speaking appointment in San Francisco.

5. Discuss the implication of Project X as it relates to the communist society that builds it.

6. After they capture John Galt, explain why his life is not in immediate danger.

7. After her return, Dagny is invited to speak on national radio. Describe her appearance on the show.

8. Describe how differently Dagny and Cherryl work to get out of an unacceptable situation.

9. Describe the invitation John Galt gives before he leaves the air.

10. Describe some of the regulations under Directive 10-289.

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