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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 infuriates Dominique about the replacement fireplace?
(a) It has obscene carvings on it.
(b) Roark sends another workman to install it.
(c) It is ugly.
(d) It does not blend in with the architecture of the house.

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

3. Why does Cameron fire Roark?
(a) He believes that working for him will harm Roark's career.
(b) The other draftsmen do not like Roark.
(c) Roark is insubordinate.
(d) Roark's work is sub-standard.

4. Why is the opening of the temple canceled?
(a) It is postponed because there needs to be more publicity.
(b) Stoddard is horrified at the design.
(c) Toohey is not ready to destroy Roark.
(d) Mallory has not finished the stature.

5. What is Peter's condition when he visits Katie and insists they marry the following day?
(a) He is finally happy with his life.
(b) He is angry with himself for testifying in Roark's favor.
(c) He is afraid that Katie will reject him.
(d) He is drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Roark agree to go to the Holcombe party?

2. How does Peter go about getting rid of Heyer?

3. Why does the Dean consider Roark to be insubordinate?

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

5. Why does Katie show up at the apartment of Peter and his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. When Roark refuses to design a building according to Francon's specifications, he is fired. When he goes to see Gordon Prescott who wrote an article about giving young architects a chance, he is rebuffed. How do these events help to develop the theme of integrity?

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. Discuss Dominique's idea that beautiful things should not exist in the real world.

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

9. 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.

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

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