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by Ayn Rand

The Fountainhead Quiz 1

1. The Fountainhead begins in what year?

  • 1898
  • 1921
  • 1922
  • 1930

2. Part I is named after which character?

  • Peter Keating
  • Henry Cameron
  • Austen Heller
  • Howard Roark

3. Where does Howard Roark go to relax?

  • The Dana Building in New York
  • The gothic Cathedral at the center of town
  • Mrs. Keating's front porch
  • The lake at Stanton

4. Mrs. Keating suggests which job to Howard Roark after she learns of his expulsion?

  • A salesman
  • A teacher
  • A builder
  • A plumber

5. "The fortress was eminently suited to its purpose, with stout, brick walls, a few slits wide enough for sentries ..." This passage describes which building?

  • The Stanton Institute of Technology
  • A famous European monument
  • The first building Peter Keating designed
  • Howard Roark's home

6. The dean tells Roark that he needs to think of this when he designs buildings.

  • The client
  • Posterity
  • Himself
  • The past

7. Guy Francon says the "three eternal entities" are:

  • Art, Architecture, Design
  • Truth, Love, Beauty
  • Form, Utility, Material
  • Utility, Beauty, Integrity

8. Peter Keating wins a four-year scholarship to which school?

  • The Beaux-Arts
  • Any school of his choice
  • Maison Caree
  • The Stanton Institute

9. Whom does Peter wire on the day of his graduation?

  • Catherine Halsey
  • His mother
  • Guy Francon
  • No one

10. Peter Keating thinks Catherine's uncle's home is

  • slovenly
  • shabby
  • luxurious
  • tasteful

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