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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 visits Peter after he goes into seclusion?
(a) Roark.
(b) Katie.
(c) Dominique.
(d) Toohey.

2. How do we know that Wynand is not always aware of what his newspaper prints?
(a) He trusts his writers to write with integrity.
(b) He has to ask Dominique who Roark is.
(c) He never comes in to the newspaper office.
(d) He asks for all the articles on Roark after his visit.

3. Where does Toohey insist that true freedom is found?
(a) In political activism.
(b) On a mountaintop.
(c) On a deserted island.
(d) In service to others.

4. How does Toohey make his move to take over the "Banner"?
(a) By leaving quietly after he is fired.
(b) By writing an article denouncing Roark.
(c) By buying more of the paper's stock.
(d) By recalling the paper that had his article in it.

5. Peter gets the design for "The March of the Centuries" exposition at the World's Fair. Why did Roark turn it down?
(a) He would have to work with other architects.
(b) It was all donated time without any payment.
(c) He did not like the idea of a World's Fair.
(d) It was too much for one man to do.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Roark's commission at the end of the novel?

2. Although Wynand actually does love Dominique, what is more important to him in their relationship?

3. How does Roark define "selflessness"?

4. In his own defense, how does Roark contrast himself as a creator with those who preach selflessness?

5. What gives evidence that Toohey intends to take over the "Banner"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the new drama critic plan to exercise power over the public?

2. Toohey seems to be gaining the upper hand in his quest to take over the "Banner." What is the significance of the public turning against Wynand's publication?

3. How does Roark's self defense at his trial sum up Rand's statement about the value of the individual over socialism?

4. What do the reactions of Ellsworth Toohey and Alvah Scarret say about their political leanings?

5. On board the yacht, how does Rand use the setting to voice her opposition to socialism?

6. Discuss the symbolism of the Wynand Building rising from Hell's Kitchen.

7. How does Roark's destruction of Cortland Homes relate to his sense of integrity?

8. In spite of his socialist tutoring from Toohey, Peter retains some sense of "I." How does Rand use Dominique to illustrate that point?

9. Discuss the meaning Rand places on the last meeting of Peter and Katie.

10. Discuss the high price Wynand puts on Peter getting the Stoneridge Homes commission.

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