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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 8 | Part 4, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the new drama critic at the "Banner" promote Ike's new play that everyone says is bad?
(a) He feels sorry for Ike and wants to help him.
(b) He wants people to think it is good because he said so.
(c) He really knows nothing about being a drama critic.
(d) He wants to make Toohey look stupid.

2. When Peter feels the stress of the strike, where does he go with Katie?
(a) To walk in the park
(b) To hear a speech by Ellsworth Toohey
(c) To his apartment
(d) To help pass out leaflets

3. After Sutton hired Roark, he subsequently fired him. What reason did he give Roark?
(a) That Enright says Roark is too expensive.
(b) That Roark did not design the building they agreed on.
(c) That Peter will bring him more publicity.
(d) That Dominique convinced him to hire Peter instead.

4. What was the result of Dominique's articles on the slums?
(a) Waynand refuses to buy the slums.
(b) The landlords sell the slums.
(c) Dominique gets a new job in slum welfare.
(d) The landlords lower the rent on the slums.

5. Why is Dominique disappointed when she verifies that Roark is reading her articles?
(a) They do not seem to hurt him like she wants.
(b) He has marked out many of the sentences.
(c) He uses them for the coffee grounds in the office.
(d) He becomes more violent when they meet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the meaning of the name of Wynand's yacht, the "I do"?

2. Why does Wynand drop the gun after contemplating suicide?

3. What is the irony of Roark's going to see Wynand about designing his house?

4. How does Dominique contrive to get Roark to her father's house in Connecticut?

5. What is the chief reaction of the public to Stoddard's temple?

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