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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 9 "The Generator".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is so unusual about the cigarette Dagny gets from Dr. Hugh Akston?
(a) It is made of unusual tobacco.
(b) It cannot be lit.
(c) It is marked with a gold dollar sign.
(d) It is rolled in colored paper.

2. On a radio program what does Dagny say that causes the program to go suddenly off the air?
(a) She says that Business Unification was responsible for blowing up Wyatt oil fields.
(b) She says that Hank's signature on the gift of Rearden Metal was forged.
(c) She says that Lillian was having an affair with Wesley Mouch.
(d) She tells how government blackmail over her affair with Hank caused him to sign over Rearden Metal.

3. What is the name of the regulation that effectively kills all creativity in business?
(a) The Patents and Copyrights Act
(b) The Business Licensing Act
(c) Directive 10-289
(d) The Transcontinental Act

4. John Galt is strapped naked to a table with electrodes attached to various parts of his body. What does that symbolize?
(a) The power of the state and the vulnerability of the individual
(b) The inadequacies of John Galt's beliefs
(c) The ultimate victory of the state
(d) The impotence of the state and the power of the individual

5. What does Hank Rearden finally do with his family?
(a) He makes a settlement with them that will keep them in style for life.
(b) He divorces Lillian and cuts the family off from any financial support from him.
(c) He gives Phillip a job and leaves Rearden Metal.
(d) He threatens to kill them all if they don't leave him alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after the disappearance of Wyatt and his vast Colorado oil fields?

2. How does Dr. Ferris get Hank Rearden to sign over Rearden Metal to the government?

3. How does Rand let the reader know that there is a connection between Francisco and Danneskjtzld?

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

5. What is the last thing passengers see on Kip Chalmers' train as they enter the tunnel?

(see the answer key)

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