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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 10 | Part 2, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Roark find himself unable to get a job?
(a) He has a public reputation for failure.
(b) His performance at school was too exceptional.
(c) He is seen as a lacky for Francon and Heyer.
(d) He is supported by Gordon Prescott, a hated journalist.

2. What brings about the downfall of Henry Cameron?
(a) The structural weaknesses of his designs
(b) His alcoholism
(c) His lack of social graces
(d) The Columbian Exposition of Chicago

3. How does Dominique get her information to write an article about the slums?
(a) She goes to live in the slums.
(b) She interviews people who once lived in the slums.
(c) She has a photographer go and take pictures of the slums.
(d) She confronts the owners of the slums.

4. Why is Roark dissatisfied at the Snyte firm?
(a) No one wants to build his designs.
(b) He gets credit for other people's work.
(c) His designs are altered by other architects.
(d) He dislikes designing modern style buildings.

5. What is the socialist theme of Toomey's book, "Sermons in Stone"?
(a) That buildings should be functional as well as beautiful.
(b) That architecture has nothing to do with culture or the environment.
(c) That architecture should be about what people want.
(d) That only brilliant minds can design buildings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Unable to get work as an architect, what does Roark do to earn a living?

2. Why does Katie show up at the apartment of Peter and his mother?

3. Where does Peter finally get to meet Dominique?

4. What is Roark's philosophy about designing a building?

5. What do people say about Roark's work after the opening of the Enright house?

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