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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 3 "White Blackmail".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When Dagny demands that Francisco tell her why Ellis Wyatt will be wiped out in Colorado, why does he refuse to tell her?
(a) He says she already knows.
(b) He says only John Galt knows for sure.
(c) He says she is not ready to hear the answer.
(d) He says he wants to take over the oil industry.
2. Who offers to help Dagny solve the problem of the rotting wooden bridge on her Colorado line?
(a) Hank Rearden
(b) Claude Slagenhop
(c) Phillip Rearden
(d) Francisco d'Anconia
3. What did the National Alliance of Railroads pass to eliminate competition?
(a) Anti-cooperation Rule
(b) Local and Transcontinental Rule
(c) Every man for himself Rule
(d) Anti-dog-eat-dog Rule
4. Why can Dagny not learn the name of the third student at Patrick Henry University according to Dr. Akston?
(a) She will only learn it when he chooses to tell her himself.
(b) Nobody really knows who he is.
(c) The school records were in a fire and his records were lost.
(d) He went to the university under an assumed name.
5. How does Lillian describe the bracelet?
(a) Something made from the same thing as railroad rails and soup kettles.
(b) As a unique piece of jewelry that everyone in New York will envy.
(c) As an early anniversary present from Hank.
(d) As the only gift Hank has ever given her.
Short Answer Questions
1. Atlas is the Greek god who holds the world on his shoulders. In the novel, who is "Atlas"?
2. What caused Francisco's ancestor out of Spain to Argentina where he became wealthy as a copper miner?
3. At the anniversary party, what do Dr. Pritchett, Balph Eubank, and Mort Mort Liddy have in common?
4. How does Rand show James Taggart's opportunism after the success of the John Galt Line?
5. What is Ayn Rand's objection to majority rule as put forth by the National Alliance of Railroads?
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