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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Rearden is knocked unconscious and comes to, who does he discover were helping to fight off the siege?
(a) Jim Taggart and Wesley Mouch
(b) John Galt and Ragnar Danneskjtzld
(c) Phillip Rearden and Orren boyle
(d) Frank Adams and Francisco d'Anconia

2. At the end of the novel, what is Eddie Willers left with?
(a) He is left with the responsibility to chronicle everything that has happened.
(b) He has lost everyting including his hope of marrying Dagny.
(c) He has only Dagny's gold cigarette case.
(d) He is now the President of Taggart Transcontinental.

3. What does the Head of State Thompson want from Galt?
(a) He wants Galt to tell him how to fix the economy.
(b) He wants Galt to leave thecountry and never return.
(c) He wants Galt to give the government his radio technology.
(d) He wants Galt to be his Vice-President.

4. What literary device does Rand use to show the end of Eddie's dream of one day marrying Dagny.
(a) The metaphor of her door closing behind her.
(b) The metaphor of darkness falling over the city.
(c) The metaphor of watching as her train leaves in the darkness.
(d) The metaphor of putting out his cigarette.

5. What does James Taggart say that indicates he realizes the seriousness of the situation with the Unification Board?
(a) We'll soon have a monopoly on everything.
(b) If we are to perish, let's make sure that we all perish together.
(c) The government is going to have to print more money.
(d) The new regulations are working and we'll all be rich.

6. 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 ultimate victory of the state
(c) The impotence of the state and the power of the individual
(d) The inadequacies of John Galt's beliefs

7. How does Dagny deal with the failure of communications on the Taggart Transcontinental when copper wire breaks and cannot be quickly replaced?
(a) She turns the problem over to Cuffy Meigs.
(b) She stops all trains until the lines can be repaired.
(c) She reverts to manual switching and lantern signals.
(d) She goes to James to find out what to do.

8. In the former hotel suite of Francisco d'Anconia, what is the subtle meaning of that location when Rearden meets Mouch and the "Washington boys"?
(a) It shows high regard for Francisco and all he stands for.
(b) It demonstrates the equality of the bosses and the people.
(c) It shames Rearden because he can no longer afford such luxury.
(d) In a socialist society, those in power do not give up luxuries.

9. What is the contrast between Dagny's response to the socialistic society and Cherryl's?
(a) Dagny gives up but Cherryl makes James Taggart suffer.
(b) Cherryl resigns herself to poverty but Dagny finds ways of making more money.
(c) Dagny fights, but Cherryl commits suicide.
(d) Cherryl understands everything, but Dagny is confused.

10. What will be the only way Dagny can return to the valley?
(a) She can return only if Hank decides to come with her.
(b) John Galt, her last key before the door closes forever.
(c) She will have to crash her plane again.
(d) James Taggart will have to be eliminated.

11. What is the symbolism of the gold $ sign on the cigarettes?
(a) It is reall a capital U overlaid with a capital S in gold to remind users of US capitalism.
(b) It predicts the high cost of cigarettes in the future.
(c) It is a secret mark that designates a revolutionary war to come.
(d) It is a symbol of how expensive cigarettes become under communism.

12. How is the secret of their location kept from the outside world?
(a) It is actually underground
(b) An artificial storm cloud
(c) A refractor ray
(d) A sonic distrubance

13. 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) The blue Rearden Metal rails
(d) Dagny standing by the tracks

14. What does Hank find when he returns to Rearden Metal plant?
(a) All is quite.
(b) The Wet Nurse is there waiting for him.
(c) It is in a stage of siege.
(d) Phillip is there trying to run the company.

15. How has Cherryl changed from the dime store clerk James married?
(a) Now she has risen in poise and social stature.
(b) she has learned how to get more and more money out of James.
(c) She is no longer innocent but plays the part of a shop girl to fool society.
(d) She has even less of an idea about things than she did when they married.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who flies over the valley looking for Dagny but cannot see the community below?

2. What is the name of the regulation that effectively kills all creativity in business?

3. Where does Hank finally meet up with Danneskjtzld?

4. Danneskjtzld contrasts himself with what legendary hero?

5. What has happened to Dagny during the time that John Galt was recaptured and taken away?

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