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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 1 "The Man Who Belonged on Earth".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What show of support does Dagny get from employees of Taggart Transcontinental?
(a) They give a banquet in her honor.
(b) They vote her in as President of Taggart Transcontinental.
(c) They all buy stock in the John Galt Line.
(d) They line the route with guns to protect the train.

2. How does Rand indicate that Wesley Mouch, Rearden's Washington lobbyist, may not be working in Rearden's interest?
(a) He is at a meeting with Orren Boyle, James Taggart, and Paul Larkin.
(b) He never goes to his office in Washington.
(c) He cannot get in to see the President of the United States.
(d) He is at a meeting with Dagny and Owen Kellogg.

3. What is "the chain"?
(a) A bracelet made from the first pouring of Rearden metal.
(b) The imprisonment of Hank's family.
(c) A means of restraining railroad workers.
(d) The weakest link in Rearden's new metal.

4. Atlas is the Greek god who holds the world on his shoulders. In the novel, who is "Atlas"?
(a) Industrialists like Dagny and Rearden
(b) The common people.
(c) Billionaires like Francisco d'Anconia.
(d) The National Alliance of Railroads

5. Because of the Equity of Distribution Law, there is now a Deputy Director of Distribution handling all of Rearden Metal's orders. What is his nickname?
(a) D-three
(b) The Wet Nurse
(c) The Terminator
(d) The Enforcer

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Hank and Dagny try to find the old Twentieth Century Motor company?

2. Who is almost single handedly responsible for opening up trade in Colorado?

3. Where does Dagny plan to start the first run of the John Galt Line?

4. Who offers to help Dagny solve the problem of the rotting wooden bridge on her Colorado line?

5. Who is planning to build diesel engines for Taggart Transcontinental?

(see the answer key)

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