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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why are the guests at the party so eager to discuss the capture of Ragnar Danneskjtzld?
2. What is Dagny's amazing discovery at Twentieth Century Motors?
3. What strange exchange occurs between Dagny and Lillian at he party?
4. What does Rearden say the government needed to win against him.
5. What decision does Dagny make when she is nine years old?
Short Essay Questions
1. Dagny sees Hank Rearden as a "man who belongs on earth." Explain why.
2. Discuss the significance of the turnout of Taggart employees and the armed guards every mile along the initial John Galt Line train.
3. Explain how the mystery of Eddie Willers' unnamed friend in the cafeteria and the shadowy man Dagny sees outside her office add to the suspense of the novel.
4. How does the Twentieth Century Motor Company demonstrate the results of the communistic idea of "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need"?
5. At his trial, Hank Rearden refuses to give the government the "sanction of the victim." Explain what he means.
6. Briefly explain Dr. Stadler's surprise that the motor Dagny found was being developed in a remote automobile factory.
7. Lillian demands the Rearden Metal bracelet back and threatens to tell everyone that Dagny is sleeping with her husband. What is the irony of that situation?
8. What is the significance of "the best hamburger" Dagny has ever tasted when she goes to the diner in Wyoming?
9. Using the example of the Anti-Dog-Eat-Dog rule, explain in a few paragraphs how eliminating competition by legislation destroys productivity.
10. As James Taggart and Dagny discuss plans for Taggart Transcontinental, James' attitude sets the stage for the real conflict in ATLAS SHRUGGED. Explain.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on the character of Phillip Rearden. How is he unlike his brother Hank?
Essay Topic 2
Do an indepth character study of Ragnar Danneskjtzld the pirate who hates violence but does so much destruction in the novel. Is there some significance to his coloring? What is his only religious tenet that he holds to?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay on Project X and compare it to WMDs today.
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