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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. Who is the only person to see through Dominique's constant criticism of Roark's work in her column?
(a) Katie
(b) Waynand
(c) Peter Keating
(d) Ellsworth Toohey

2. In what way is Peter Keating better equipped for getting new commissions than Roark?
(a) Peter is actually a better architect.
(b) Peter has better social skills.
(c) Roark's fancy office makes people think he is too expensive.
(d) Roark has too many social obligations.

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

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

5. What happens when Roark and Dominique meet up at the Holcombe party?
(a) Dominique becomes upset and leaves the party.
(b) They both pretend they have never met.
(c) Roark takes her back to his place.
(d) Dominique grabs Peter and kisses him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the socialist theme of Toomey's book, "Sermons in Stone"?

2. What was the result of Dominique's articles on the slums?

3. Why does Peter want Roark to abandon his plan to open his own firm?

4. How does Dominique contrive to get Roark to her father's house in Connecticut?

5. What infuriates Dominique about the replacement fireplace?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss the irony of Peter going to Roark for help with his Cosmo-Slotnik competition design.

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

4. 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?

5. How do the conflicting passions of Roark and Dominique result in an act of violence?

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

7. Contrast the difference between Roark and Peter as they attend Kiki Holcombe's party.

8. 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.

9. 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?

10. Dominique and Roark meet as strangers without names. Like the moth to the flame, Dominique is drawn back again and again to watch Roark at the quarry. Discuss the significance of Roark's domination of Dominique.

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