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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 8 | Part 4, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes a shot at Ellsworth Toohey?
(a) Katie, Ellsworth's niece
(b) Roark
(c) Lois Cook, the writer
(d) Steven Mallory, the sculptor

2. How did the "Banner" review of the play "No Skin Off Your Nose" affect its success?
(a) It became a smash hit.
(b) It wins the Pulitzer Prize for drama.
(c) It closes right after opening.
(d) The public pans the play.

3. What is Lois Cook's criteria for her new house?
(a) It must look like an Italian palace.
(b) It must be the most beautiful house in New York.
(c) It must have at least three floors.
(d) It must be ugly and defy popular ideas of beauty.

4. At the firm of John Eric Snyte, what type of building design is assigned to Roark?
(a) Colonial
(b) Classical
(c) Renaissance
(d) Modern

5. What does Dominique think her private relationship with Roark gives her when they meet in public?
(a) A big laugh
(b) Fear that he will say something
(c) Power to control him
(d) A serious heatbreak

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jimmy Gowans want Roark to design and build for him?

2. Although Stoddard wins the lawsuit against Roark, what happens to Dominique?

3. How do we know that Wynand is not always aware of what his newspaper prints?

4. What event in Toohey's childhood marks the beginning of his conflict with the bright and the beautiful?

5. Why does Cameron eventually hire Roark?

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