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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 is the meaning of "Wyatt's torch"?
(a) Wyatt's new flashlight invention.
(b) Wyatt's threat to destroy the economy by setting fire to Washington.
(c) What is left after Wyatt's destruction of his oil fields.
(d) Wyatt's lighting after his electricity has been shut off.

2. Dr. Stadler talks about having known John Galt who he believes is dead. What is his recollection of Galt?
(a) Galt was the brains behind the revolutionary motor.
(b) Galt was an insurrectionist and trouble maker.
(c) Galt had the most brilliant mind he had ever encountered.
(d) Galt was an early leader of the communist movement.

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

4. Who offers to help Dagny solve the problem of the rotting wooden bridge on her Colorado line?
(a) Phillip Rearden
(b) Claude Slagenhop
(c) Hank Rearden
(d) Francisco d'Anconia

5. What was Francisco's nickname for Dagny when they were children?
(a) Pest
(b) Slug
(c) Daggy
(d) Mouse

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dagny's amazing discovery at Twentieth Century Motors?

2. How does Rand show James Taggart's opportunism after the success of the John Galt Line?

3. What is Mouch's new job after he resigns as Rearden's Washington lobbyist?

4. What does Hank Rearden's mother suggest is Phillip's qualification to work for Rearden Metal?

5. What is Rearden's suggestion to Dagny about giving in to the state?

(see the answer key)

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