View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dominique's name at the end of the novel?
(a) Mrs. Gail Wynand.
(b) Dominique Francon, her maiden name.
(c) Mrs. Howard Roark.
(d) Mrs. Ellsworth Toohey.

2. Why has Toohey orchestrated attacks on the "Banner"?
(a) It is part of his plan to take it over.
(b) He is getting back at Wynand for marrying Dominique.
(c) He knows opposition sells papers.
(d) It is just a joke he is playing.

3. How does Dominique continue to punish herself?
(a) She becomes an alcoholic.
(b) She locks herself in her bedroom.
(c) She gives Roark to Wynand instead of trying to break up their friendship.
(d) She attempts to seduce Roark one more time.

4. What is the meaning of the name of Wynand's yacht, the "I do"?
(a) It means I do run things.
(b) It means I do own a yacht.
(c) It means I can do as I please.
(d) It means I like to be married.

5. Why does Toohey tell a policeman to arrest him?
(a) To protect the innocent.
(b) So he can get the publicity.
(c) To protect the guilty.
(d) To keep him from murdering Wynand.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Dominique compare the success of Ike's play with the destruction of Roark's temple?

3. Peter gets the design for "The March of the Centuries" exposition at the World's Fair. Why did Roark turn it down?

4. On her way to Reno, why does Dominique stop over in Clayton, Ohio?

5. Why is Peter unhappy in his marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Roark can stand tall because everything he has done has been his alone and he bears the responsibility for its success or failure. How does this contrast with the attacks against Wynand's newspaper?

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

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

4. Describe how Gail Wynand's early childhood led to his great cynicism.

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

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

7. Roark tells Peter that "it is I who have destroyed you." Explain what he means by that statement.

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

9. When Wynand presents Dominique with a diamond necklace, they have two different takes on where the money came from to pay for it. What were those points of view and what did each one mean?

10. When Roark goes to meet with Wynand about building his house, he goes to the "Banner" planning to reject the commission. Describe how and why the meeting changes Roark's mind.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,651 words (approx. 6 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample