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

2. What does Toohey call the "Unfinished Symphony"?
(a) The Cosmo-Slotnik building.
(b) Mallory's career as a sculptor.
(c) His plan to destroy Roark.
(d) The Aquitania Hotel project.

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

4. When Peter hears that Toohey has been shot, what is his first concern?
(a) That Roark finally snapped after Toohey's attacks on his buildings.
(b) That Katie will not marry him after that.
(c) That Toohey's favorable article about him might not get published.
(d) That Toohey will think Peter was the one who tried to kill him.

5. What does Roark do to help Peter?
(a) He gives Peter lessons at night.
(b) He introduces Peter to Dominique Francon.
(c) He starts doing all of Perer's work for him.
(d) He corrects Peter's design for a new building.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the real meaning behind Dominique's critique on the Enright house?

3. What happens to the sculptor Mallory?

4. Why is Roark expelled from the Architectural School of the Stanton Institute of Technology?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Dominique writes that the Enright house is a "mockery to all the structures of the city." Most people believe that she is panning the building. What is her real meaning?

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

3. 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?

4. Describe the character flaws in Peter Keating in regard to both Heyer's death and his winning the Cosmo-Slotnik competition.

5. At the beginning of the novel, Howard Roark stands naked on a granite cliff preparing to dive into the waves below. Describe how this scene sets the stage for the entire novel.

6. After being fired from her job, Dominique begins a series of self-punishments. How does Peter Keating come into this picture?

7. Discuss Rand's use of premonition in chapter 12 when Katie shows up at Peter's apartment.

8. Considering the number of jobs Roark did not get or turned down, explain the difference between Roark and Peter Keating.

9. Discuss how Rand accuses critics of distorting reality when Peter finally meets Toohey.

10. Ellsworth Toohey praises Francon's Melton Building because of its horizontal lines as opposed to the vertical lines of Cameron's skyscrapers. In what way does he think the horizontal lines are superior?

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