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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of revolution is needed, according to Rand?

2. What is the setting for We The Living?

3. Who delivers a speech in We The Living?

4. Rand says that new intellectuals must acquire which of the following?

5. Who is the man that Kira wants to save?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of symbolism exists in Chapter 2?

2. What does Howard think the root of evil is?

3. Describe the two choices Rand presents for a dying society.

4. Why does Howard blow up Cortlandt?

5. What is the purpose of For the New Intellectual?

6. What role do the archetypes Attila and Witch Doctor play?

7. Compare Hank and Francisco.

8. Why does Francisco say that money is society's virtue?

9. What advice does Rand give to the new intellectuals?

10. What does Rand believe the new intellectuals should do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message does Rand send to the reader about industrial work and employment? What context clues are used to convey this message?

Essay Topic 2

Ellsworth, from The Fountainhead, describes reason as man's greatest weapon. Is this statement true? How does it relate to the rest of the text?

Essay Topic 3

Is Rand's book, For the New Intellectual, propaganda? Why or why not?

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