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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 9 | Part 4, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the chief reaction of the public to Stoddard's temple?
(a) They call it blasphemy.
(b) They praise its originality.
(c) They think it is a new religion.
(d) They like the building but hate the statue.

2. What does Peter learn from Francon?
(a) How to improve his designs
(b) The need to avoid Ellsworth Toomey
(c) How to become an independent thinker
(d) The social skills needed for success

3. What is Peter's condition when he visits Katie and insists they marry the following day?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He is finally happy with his life.
(c) He is angry with himself for testifying in Roark's favor.
(d) He is afraid that Katie will reject him.

4. What indicates that John Eric Snyte regretted firing Roark?
(a) He tries to lure him back into his firm with an offer of more money.
(b) He believes he can control Roark if he is working for Snyte's firm.
(c) He now believes that Roark will become the greatest architect of the day.
(d) He wants to please Austen Heller who likes Roark.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are Roark's criteria for designing a new building?

3. What happens to the sculptor Mallory?

4. Peter gets the design for "The March of the Centuries" exposition at the World's Fair. Why did Roark turn it down?

5. What is the conflict between Francon and Gail Wynand?

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