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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What horrifies Dominique a month after the Wynand house is finished?
(a) Wynand invites Roark to spend the night and he rejects the invitation.
(b) Wynand invites Roark to spend the night and he accepts.
(c) Wynand tells Dominique that Roark must never be invited in.
(d) Wynand hates the house and wants to move.

2. How does Roark define "selflessness"?
(a) As the greatest thing someone can do.
(b) As something that will destroy the world.
(c) As thinking for oneself.
(d) As a way to promote independence.

3. What is Toohey's motivation to have Wynand meet Dominique?
(a) He now wants to destroy Peter.
(b) He wants Dominique to find out why Roark is a failure.
(c) He wants her to get Peter hired to design Wynand's Stoneridge Homes project.
(d) He wants Dominique to divorce Peter and marry Wynand.

4. How does Dominique feel about the Wynand building?
(a) It is just another building to her.
(b) She hates it because it reminds her of her marriage to Wynand.
(c) She sees it as the heart of the earth rising to the sky.
(d) She regrets that she was never able to destroy Roark.

5. What brings about the downfall of Peter Keating's business?
(a) The failure of the World's Fair exhibition.
(b) His partner is sabotaging him like he did to Heyer.
(c) Peter's desire to find Katie and marry her.
(d) Toohey's continued support of Peter.

6. What finally defeats Wynand?
(a) Selling off his stock in the paper.
(b) Public opinion.
(c) Changing his position on Roark.
(d) Accepting Toohey back at the paper.

7. Who helps Roark blow up the Cortlandt Homes project?
(a) Mike.
(b) Dominique.
(c) Wynand.
(d) Peter.

8. What sin does Peter confess after seeing Katie again?
(a) Leading her on when he never intended to marry her.
(b) Not marrying her after sleeping with her.
(c) Not marrying her when he wanted to.
(d) Not taking his mother's advice to marry Katie.

9. What is behind Wynand's association with Roark and Dominique?
(a) He enjoys seeing them uncomfortable around each other.
(b) He knows this is a way to punish Dominique.
(c) He wants to get them back together.
(d) He collects people he wants to possess.

10. What does Wynand do with the letter Roark sends him?
(a) Tears it up.
(b) Publishes it in the newspaper.
(c) Reads it and throws it away.
(d) Returns it unopened.

11. Why is the defeat so devastating to Wynand?
(a) He cannot be a follower.
(b) He trusts Toohey and now they are both out.
(c) He loses Dominique when he loses the paper.
(d) He sees that he was right all the time.

12. What is the irony of Roark's going to see Wynand about designing his house?
(a) It is the only way Roark can now even see Dominique.
(b) Wynand's newspaper attacked Roark and Wynand has taken Dominique away.
(c) Roark is now prepared to compromise his principles.
(d) Roark likes Wynand but hates his newspaper.

13. What finally persuades Wynand to meet Dominique?
(a) Toohey threatens to resign if he will not meet with her.
(b) He thinks Toohey will not give him the sculpture if he does not agree to meet her.
(c) He learns that Dominique is married.
(d) He wants to meet the model for the statue.

14. How does Wynand get the last laugh on Toohey.
(a) He buys out the stock holders and shuts down the paper.
(b) He pushes Toohey into the presses, killing him.
(c) He puts Toohey's articles in the sports section.
(d) He rewrites everything Toohey does.

15. What does Toohey demand be done with Roark?
(a) He wants to free Roark.
(b) He wants him executed.
(c) He wants Roark to make a public apology.
(d) He wants Roark to rebuild using his original plans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Wynand feel the best setting is for Roark?

2. In his own defense, how does Roark contrast himself as a creator with those who preach selflessness?

3. What is the basic difference between Roark and Wynand?

4. Wynand once threatened to kill Roark and Dominique if they got together. Why does he not do it?

5. What does Peter discover is the real reason behind Toohey's socialist tirades?

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