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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dagny wants to build a narrow gauge railroad in the valley and then changes her mind. Why?
(a) She can't do it without Rearden Metal.
(b) The idea is ridiculous because it would serve no purpose.
(c) It will keep her from returning to Taggart Transcontinental.
(d) She is not an engineer.

2. What does Danneskjtzld leave behind when he disappears into the darkness?
(a) Another gun for Hank to carry
(b) The number to a bank account
(c) A bar of gold
(d) His calling card

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

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

5. How did Hank know that their affair was over before Dagny told him.
(a) Francisco sent him a telegram.
(b) He heard something different in her voice on the radio.
(c) During the radio show she had only used past tense.
(d) John Galt came and told him.

6. How is Project X, a weapon of mass murder, define Rand's view of communism?
(a) It shows how powerful communism is and there is no way to defeat it.
(b) It shows that absolute power is good for the people in general.
(c) It defines the limits of a Cold War.
(d) It takes away material things and destroys the world that capitalism has built.

7. When the east bound Comet stalls in the desert, how are the passengers taken away?
(a) On buses.
(b) On foot.
(c) On a horse drawn wagon.
(d) On a produce truck.

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

9. What causes Dagny to resign from Taggart Transcontinental?
(a) Francisco's telephone call
(b) Directive 10-289
(c) The closing of the John Galt Line
(d) Eddie's resignation

10. What promise does Dagny make before she returns to the outside world?
(a) She will not reveal anything about it or try to find it again.
(b) She will bring back Hank when she returns.
(c) She will return within one month.
(d) She will destroy the railroad before she returns.

11. What news was in the letter the doorman had held for Dagny for a week?
(a) Quentin Daniels could no longer work on the motor.
(b) Quentin Daniels had disappeared.
(c) Quentin Daniels was moving to Colorado.
(d) Quentin Daniels had finally built a working model of her motor.

12. Hank realizes that their affair is over. What ended it?
(a) Dagny can no longer let Hank cheat on Lillian.
(b) Dagny has fallen in love with John Galt.
(c) Dagny wants to return to Francisco now that she understands him.
(d) Dagny is infatuated with Ragnar Danneskjtzld.

13. When Kellogg gives Dagny a cigarette marked with the $ sign, why does he give her an entire pack of the cigarettes?
(a) Because she forgot her cigarettes in New York.
(b) Because she thinks they are very pretty.
(c) Because she doesn't ask him anything about the cigarettes.
(d) Because he says she's earned it.

14. Why does the siege represent a "Concerto of Deliverance"?
(a) It suggest the theme of delivering Rearden Steel to the workers.
(b) After this, Rearden will regain control of his business.
(c) It marks the final movement when Francisco can tell everyting to Hank Rearden.
(d) It marks Hanks deliverance from Lillian and Phillip.

15. 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) In a socialist society, those in power do not give up luxuries.
(b) It shames Rearden because he can no longer afford such luxury.
(c) It shows high regard for Francisco and all he stands for.
(d) It demonstrates the equality of the bosses and the people.

Short Answer Questions

1. while John Galt is being held in a plush hotel suite, what is happening in the country?

2. How does Dagny now realize that the government had used her, Rearden, and other industrialists?

3. What does Hank find when he returns to Rearden Metal plant?

4. When Dagny, Hank, Francisco and Ragnar storm the Project F building, what indicates that Ragnar's reputation has preceded him?

5. How does James Taggart retain his position as President of Taggart Transcontinental?

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