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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dominique contrive to get Roark to her father's house in Connecticut?
(a) She threatens to have him fired from the quarry.
(b) She invites him to a candlelight dinner.
(c) She damages the fireplace in her bedroom and asks him to repair it.
(d) She fakes falling off her horse near the quarry.

2. Unable to get work as an architect, what does Roark do to earn a living?
(a) He gets a job at the bank.
(b) He decides to marry a wealthy widow.
(c) He takes a job as a short order cook.
(d) He goes to work for Mike in a quarry.

3. Why is Dominique disappointed when she verifies that Roark is reading her articles?
(a) He uses them for the coffee grounds in the office.
(b) He has marked out many of the sentences.
(c) He becomes more violent when they meet.
(d) They do not seem to hurt him like she wants.

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

5. What happens to the sculptor Mallory?
(a) He is sentenced to die.
(b) He receives a suspended sentence.
(c) He skips out on his bail.
(d) He goes to prison for twenty years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Roark fired from the Snyte firm?

2. Who takes a shot at Ellsworth Toohey?

3. What is Peter's condition when he visits Katie and insists they marry the following day?

4. What indicates that Katie is disillusioned with "selflessness"?

5. Why is the opening of the temple canceled?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Toohey supports the striking builders and how it fits in with his socialistic ideas.

2. Toohey successfully manipulates Stoddard into hiring Roark to design and build his "temple." When it is finished, Toohey creates an uproar among the public by denouncing it as "blasphemy." Although Dominique regrets the public reaction, she still agrees to testify for Stoddard in the lawsuit he files. How does Dominique explain her actions?

3. In what way does Mrs. Keating represent all the obstacles Roark will have to face to be true to himself?

4. Discuss the idea of "ownership" in the relationship between Dominique and Roark.

5. Both Dominique and Toohey want to destroy Roark's career. Contrast their reasons for wanting to do so.

6. Identify and explain two events from Toohey's childhood which began a pattern of behavior he uses in adulthood.

7. Peter's lack of integrity comes to light in his efforts to get Claude Stengel's job. How does the method he uses to accomplish his purpose relate to the theme of the book?

8. Explain how Roark's getting his hands dirty at a building site wins over the admiration of the electrician, Mike.

9. As Cameron becomes ill and gives up, Roark continues to think for himself. At the same time, Ellsworth Toohey is gaining a larger following for his idea of collectivity versus individualism. How does this foreshadow the struggles that Roark will face?

10. Explain how Snyte's idea of building by committee underscores the failure to deliver what the client wants.

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