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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In The Fountainhead, Howard thinks that happiness equals what?
(a) Privacy.
(b) Absence.
(c) Collectivism.
(d) Freedom.

2. Howard says that creators need to possess which quality?
(a) Independence.
(b) Ethics.
(c) Anger.
(d) Happiness.

3. What is Howard's occupation?
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Painter.
(c) Writer.
(d) Architect.

4. Howard realizes he exists for whom or what?
(a) His government.
(b) His society.
(c) Himself.
(d) His family.

5. The story in Anthem covers the rediscovery of what word?
(a) Them.
(b) I.
(c) You.
(d) We.

6. What is the name of Howard's foe?
(a) Kira.
(b) Hank.
(c) Ellsworth.
(d) Andrei.

7. What is true of grammar in the society described in Anthem?
(a) Only singular nouns remain.
(b) Only plural nouns remain.
(c) Only plural pronouns remain.
(d) Only singular pronouns remain.

8. What does the man in Anthem want to achieve?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Riches.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Savagery.

9. What consequence of collectivism does Rand describe?
(a) Pollution.
(b) Altruism.
(c) Savagery.
(d) Compassion.

10. What does Anthem concern?
(a) Lost love.
(b) The state's control over men.
(c) The human ego.
(d) The struggle of the individual versus communism.

11. What does Peter Keating seek?
(a) Greatness.
(b) Celebrity.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Art.

12. Howard's enemy describes man's weapon as which of the following?
(a) Reason.
(b) Emotion.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Seriousness.

13. Howard blows up his project as an act of which of the following?
(a) Anger.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Embarrassment.
(d) Guilt.

14. What does the man in Anthem realize he owes?
(a) Nothing.
(b) His money.
(c) His life.
(d) His dedication.

15. Howard's foe think that a broken man does which of the following?
(a) Rivals.
(b) Hides.
(c) Obeys.
(d) Fights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What struggle is indicated in The Fountainhead?

2. In The Fountainhead, the root of everything despicable is the absence of what quality?

3. What does Howard attack head on?

4. Howard's foe thinks that he can beat men down with which emotion?

5. In Anthem, Rand imagines a future where what concept is accepted?

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