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The Fountainhead

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Personal Background
Career Highlights
Rand’s Philosophy: Objectivism

About The Novel

Introduction
A Brief Synopsis
List of Characters
Character Map

Summaries and Commentaries

Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four

Character Analyses

Howard Roark
Dominique Francon
Gail Wynand
Peter Keating
Ellsworth Toohey
Henry Cameron
Steven Mallory
Austen Heller
Mike Donnigan
Kent Lansing
Roger Enright
Guy Francon
Catherine Halsey
Lois Cook
Gus Webb

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The Literary Integration of The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand’s Writing Style

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1:  Which character is the leading example of independence in the novel?

a. Ellsworth Toohey

b. Guy Francon

c. Ike the Genius

d. Howard Roark
2:  With whom does Dominique Francon join forces in an attempt to end Roark’s career?

a. Austen Heller

b. Ellsworth Toohey

c. Henry Cameron

d. Louise Keating
3:  As a means of establishing a collectivist dictatorship in the United States, Toohey goes to work for

a. Gail Wynand’s newspaper

b. Guy Francon’s architectural firm

c. Roger Enright’s oil company

d. Catherine Halsey’s mission for the poor
4:  Who hires Roark as part of a confidence scheme?

a. Anthony Cord

b. Kent Lansing

c. Caleb Bradley

d. Austen Heller
5:  Which is the best description of Dominique’s motive in seeking to end Roark’s career?

a. It is a form of spiritual murder.

b. It is a form of spiritual mercy killing.

c. It is an effort to aid the poor.

d. It is an attempt to advance her father’s career.
6:  Gail Wynand hires Roark to build his home because

a. he wishes to impress the public

b. he genuinely understands and admires Roark’s work

c. Roark was Dominique’s lover

d. Roark needs a job
7:  The primary theme of The Fountainhead is the conflict between

a. men and women

b. abstract and naturalistic art

c. independence and dependence

d. modernity and the past
8:  Henry Cameron is publicly rejected despite being the best architect of his time, because

a. he is married to a pariah

b. people are afraid of his revolutionary ideas

c. he has committed criminal acts in the past

d. his buildings are regarded as being overly ornate
9:  Guy Francon is regarded as a prestigious architect because he

a. is the son of a famous architect

b. is an innovative designer

c. has a mastery of social graces

d. is an iconoclast
10:  About whose sculptures does Roark say: “Your figures are not what men are, but what men could be — and should be.”

a. Steven Mallory’s

b. Lois Cook’s

c. Peter Keating’s

d. Austen Heller’s
11:  Who is Mike Donnigan?

a. A professor at the Stanton Institute who expels Roark

b. A newspaper editor who is Roark’s nemesis

c. A construction worker who is Roark’s lifelong friend

d. An architectural critic who tries to destroy Roark’s career
12:  What does Rand suggest is the reason that Katie (Catherine Halsey) will never find love and happiness?

a. Her hyper intellectualism

b. Her abusive childhood

c. Her failure to love completely

d. Her lack of independent thinking
13:  Who said the following: “Always be what people want you to be.”

a. Henry Cameron

b. Peter Keating

c. Howard Roark

d. Dominique Francon
14:  Who said the following: “I came here to state that I do not recognize anyone’s right to one minute of my life.”

a. Guy Francon

b. Howard Roark

c. Ellsworth Toohey

d. Gail Wynand
15:  Who said the following: “Why are you a good architect? Because you have certain standards of what is good, and they’re your own, and you stand by them.”

a. Kent Lansing

b. Anthony Cord

c. Austen Heller

d. Joel Sutton



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