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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 10 "The Sign of the Dollar".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Dagny demands to be made Vice President in Charge of Operations, what reason does Jim give her for opposing the idea?
(a) Dagny, you're a woman.
(b) Dagny, you'll get married and leave.
(c) Dagny, you don't know anything about railroads.
(d) Dagny, father never intended for you to work at Taggert.

2. What causes Dagny to return to Taggart Transcontinental?
(a) James' telephone call.
(b) Her boredom.
(c) News of the tunnel wreck.
(d) Her disgust with Francisco.

3. What is the last thing passengers see on Kip Chalmers' train as they enter the tunnel?
(a) Wyatt's Torch
(b) The wreck of another train
(c) Dagny standing by the tracks
(d) The blue Rearden Metal rails

4. What does Dagny now realize about Francisco?
(a) That he lost his bets on industrialization.
(b) That he is John Galt.
(c) That he was the first industrialist to quit.
(d) That he never liked running the copper mines.

5. What is Dagny's amazing discovery at Twentieth Century Motors?
(a) Plans for a revolutionary motor.
(b) The formula for Rearden metal.
(c) Books on building aircraft.
(d) The address of the chief engineer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danneskjtzld leave behind when he disappears into the darkness?

2. How did the Sternes say they tried to run Twentieth Century Motors?

3. Why is James Taggart marrying Cherryl Brooks, the dime store clerk?

4. How does Bertram Scudder, editor of "The Future" magazine, characterize Hank Rearden?

5. What game does Francisco play with the Mexican government and the American stockholders in the San Sebastian Mines?

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