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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 spoils Peter's joy at winning the "most beautiful building" contest?
(a) He knows that it was Roark's work that helped him win.
(b) People think the contest was rigged.
(c) He does not really like the design.
(d) Roark demands money from Peter for the work he did.

2. Why does Henry Cameron retire?
(a) He has enough money to live on for the rest of his life.
(b) He thinks Roark is taking business from him.
(c) He loses the use of his eyes.
(d) His business is a failure.

3. What does Dominique want to do to Roark?
(a) She wants to marry him.
(b) She wants to destroy him as an architect.
(c) She wants to make him apologize for raping her.
(d) She wants to make him a star.

4. How does Peter Keating get rid of Claude Stengle?
(a) By rigging an elevator accident
(b) By claiming that Stengle copies his designs
(c) By convincing Francon that Stengle is stealing clients
(d) By becoming his best friend

5. Why does Roark return to New York?
(a) Roark and Mike have a disagreement over Dominique.
(b) Roger Enright wants him to design his new house.
(c) The quarry runs out of usable stone.
(d) Roark fears Dominique may charge him with rape.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dominique reveals that Toohey got Roark the job of building the temple to destroy him, what is Roark's reaction?

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

3. How is Dominique disappointed in her relationship with Roark?

4. How does Dominique feel about Roark in Connecticut?

5. How does Dominique react when Toohey accuses her of being in love with Roark?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the significance of Peter's intimidation by Lois Cook.

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

3. In 1892, Henry Cameron was the most promising architect of his day, having introduced the idea of the skyscraper. One year later, the popular classical designs of the Columbian Exposition of Chicago ruined Cameron's career. How does Ayn Rand use this to introduce the ideas of individualism versus socialistic dogma?

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

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

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. 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. 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?

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

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

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