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  • 1. Which Barnard College graduate became the 11th President of Spelman College?
A) Cynthia Nixon
B) Judith Kaye
C) Helene D. Gayle
D) Susan N. Herman
  • 2. Who among the following Barnard graduates is known for writing 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'?
A) Zora Neale Hurston
B) Erica Jong
C) Jhumpa Lahiri
D) Ann Brashares
  • 3. Which Barnard graduate served as the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals?
A) Helene D. Gayle
B) Susan N. Herman
C) Judith Kaye
D) Cynthia Nixon
  • 4. Who is the Barnard College graduate that became CEO of Penguin Putnam?
A) Helene D. Gayle
B) Judith Kaye
C) Phyllis E. Grann
D) Wilma B. Liebman
  • 5. Which actress and activist also ran as a gubernatorial candidate?
A) Kelly McCreary
B) Christy Carlson Romano
C) Cynthia Nixon
D) Greta Gerwig
  • 6. Who among these Barnard graduates is a renowned musician and performance artist?
A) Kelly McCreary
B) Amy Hwang
C) Laurie Anderson
D) Ronnie Eldridge
  • 7. Which Barnard graduate is known for their work as a New Yorker cartoonist?
A) Amy Hwang
B) Christy Carlson Romano
C) Greta Gerwig
D) Laurie Anderson
  • 8. Identify the Barnard graduate who was a U.S. Representative.
A) Judith Kaye
B) Helen Gahagan
C) Cynthia Nixon
D) Susan N. Herman
  • 9. Which Barnard graduate is known for their role in 'Grey's Anatomy'?
A) Christy Carlson Romano
B) Kelly McCreary
C) Amy Hwang
D) Greta Gerwig
  • 10. Who among the following is a Barnard graduate and a noted biologist?
A) Ronnie Eldridge
B) Laurie Anderson
C) Greta Gerwig
D) Leona Zacharias
  • 11. Which Barnard graduate became the chair of the National Labor Relations Board?
A) Helene D. Gayle
B) Wilma B. Liebman
C) Judith Kaye
D) Phyllis E. Grann
  • 12. Identify the Barnard graduate who is a writer and director.
A) Kelly McCreary
B) Amy Hwang
C) Greta Gerwig
D) Laurie Anderson
  • 13. Which Barnard graduate is known for being a television host?
A) Kelly McCreary
B) Laurie Anderson
C) Ronnie Eldridge
D) Amy Hwang
  • 14. Who among the following Barnard graduates is a prominent author known for 'Their Eyes Were Watching God'?
A) Erica Jong
B) Jhumpa Lahiri
C) Ann Brashares
D) Zora Neale Hurston
  • 15. Which Barnard graduate served as the president of the American Civil Liberties Union?
A) Cynthia Nixon
B) Judith Kaye
C) Helene D. Gayle
D) Susan N. Herman
  • 16. Identify the Barnard graduate who is an acclaimed author of mystery novels.
A) Zora Neale Hurston
B) Ann Brashares
C) Erica Jong
D) Patricia Highsmith
  • 17. Which Barnard graduate is a noted author and academic?
A) Louise Holland
B) Jhumpa Lahiri
C) Patricia Highsmith
D) Erica Jong
  • 18. How did the Barnard Bulletin in 1976 describe the relationship between Barnard College and Columbia University?
A) Nonexistent
B) Intricate and ambiguous
C) Simple and straightforward
D) Formal and clear
  • 19. How did Barnard president Debora Spar describe the relationship between Barnard College and Columbia University in 2012?
A) Simple and well-defined
B) Formal and clear
C) Nonexistent
D) Admittedly complicated, unique, and requiring explanation
  • 20. How does The New York Times refer to Barnard in relation to Columbia University?
A) A faculty of Columbia University
B) A separate institution from Columbia University
C) An undergraduate women's college of Columbia University
D) A graduate school of Columbia University
  • 21. What does Barnard's front gates read?
A) Barnard University
B) Barnard College of Columbia University
C) Columbia University
D) Barnard College
  • 22. How does Barnard describe itself in relation to Columbia University?
A) A graduate school of Columbia University
B) A faculty of Columbia University
C) Both an independently incorporated educational institution and an official college of Columbia University
D) A separate institution from Columbia University
  • 23. What advice does Barnard give to students regarding how to state their affiliation on résumés?
A) State 'Barnard College, Columbia University' or 'Barnard College of Columbia University'
B) State 'Barnard College'
C) State 'Columbia University'
D) State 'Barnard University'
  • 24. How does Columbia refer to Barnard College?
A) As a department
B) As a separate institution
C) As one of its schools and an affiliated institution that is a faculty of the university
D) As a graduate school
  • 25. Who evaluates Barnard faculty for tenure?
A) Only Barnard
B) Only Columbia
C) Both Barnard and Columbia
D) An independent board
  • 26. What type of diplomas do Barnard graduates receive?
A) Columbia diplomas signed by Columbia president only
B) Barnard diplomas signed by Barnard president only
C) Barnard diplomas only
D) Columbia diplomas signed by both Barnard and Columbia presidents
  • 27. What is the title of the diplomas received by Barnard graduates?
A) Barnard College Graduates
B) Trustees of Barnard College
C) Cvratores Vniversitatis Colvmbiae ('Trustees of Columbia University')
D) Columbia University Graduates
  • 28. How does Columbia University regard the Barnard College degree?
A) Superior to the Columbia College degree
B) Not comparable to the Columbia College degree
C) Held to the same standard as the Columbia College degree
D) Inferior to the Columbia College degree
  • 29. In what language are both Barnard College and Columbia University diplomas written?
A) English
B) French
C) Greek
D) Latin
  • 30. Are Barnard graduates considered members of the Columbia Alumni Association?
A) Only if they graduate with honors
B) No
C) Yes
D) Only if they attend graduate school at Columbia
  • 31. What honor are Barnard graduates eligible to receive?
A) The Barnard College Medal
B) The Columbia University Graduate Medal
C) The annual Columbia Alumni Medal
D) The Barnard-Columbia Achievement Award
  • 32. What graduation gown do Barnard students wear?
A) A Columbia University gown
B) A gown specific to women's colleges
C) A unique Barnard gown
D) The same as undergraduates from Columbia College, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the School of General Studies
  • 33. Where are Barnard degrees conferred?
A) Online
B) During the University Commencement ceremony
C) At the Columbia Graduate Commencement
D) At a separate Barnard ceremony
  • 34. What ranking did Barnard receive for 'Best Undergraduate Teaching' in 2025?
A) Tied for 30th among U.S. liberal arts colleges
B) 73rd among U.S. liberal arts colleges
C) Tied for 13th among U.S. liberal arts colleges
D) 63rd among U.S. liberal arts colleges
  • 35. What was Barnard's ranking among liberal arts colleges in 2024 based on its contribution to the public good?
A) 13th among 194 liberal arts colleges
B) 30th among 194 liberal arts colleges
C) 73rd among 194 liberal arts colleges
D) 63rd among 194 liberal arts colleges
  • 36. Which notable collection is part of the Barnard Library's Archives and Special Collections?
A) The Mark Twain papers
B) The Emily Dickinson papers
C) The Jane Austen papers
D) The Ntozake Shange papers
  • 37. When did the Barnard Zine Library become the first zine library in the U.S. to be fully cataloged in the OCLC?
A) 2023
B) 2018
C) 2004
D) 2008
  • 38. How many processed zines did the Barnard Zine Library hold as of 2018?
A) 10,000
B) 500
C) Roughly 5,000
D) 1,000
  • 39. What is the name of the representative student government at Barnard?
A) Barnard Student Union
B) Barnard Student Board
C) Student Government Association (SGA)
D) Barnard Council
  • 40. Which radio station is student-run at Barnard?
A) WNYC
B) WBAR
C) WQXR
D) WFUV
  • 41. What is the name of the community service group at Barnard?
A) Club Q
B) Club A
C) Club C
D) Club B
  • 42. What is the name of the council that organizes community-focused events at Barnard?
A) Barnard Student Council
B) Barnard Activities Board
C) Barnard Events Council
D) McIntosh Activities Council
  • 43. Which sub-committee of the McIntosh Activities Council focuses on cultural events?
A) Mosaic
B) Community
C) Network
D) Wellness
  • 44. Which sub-committee of the McIntosh Activities Council is focused on health and wellness?
A) Mosaic
B) Network
C) Wellness
D) Action
  • 45. Which sub-committee of the McIntosh Activities Council is focused on networking?
A) Network
B) Community
C) Wellness
D) Mosaic
  • 46. Which sub-committee of the McIntosh Activities Council is focused on event-planning?
A) Network
B) Mosaic
C) Community
D) Wellness
  • 47. Which sub-committee of the McIntosh Activities Council is focused on service?
A) Mosaic
B) Wellness
C) Action
D) Network
  • 48. In which year did Columbia University announce its move to Morningside Heights?
A) 1903
B) 1892
C) 1916
D) 1926
  • 49. Which architect was hired to design Milbank, Brinckerhoff, and Fiske Halls?
A) Jessica Finch
B) Charles A. Rich
C) Arnold Brunner
D) Jacquelyn Mattfeld
  • 50. In what year were the first classes held at the new Barnard campus?
A) 1916
B) 1903
C) 1895
D) 1897
  • 51. Who supervised Barnard College in its first four years?
A) Ella Weed
B) Jacquelyn Mattfeld
C) Emily James Smith
D) Jessica Finch
  • 52. Who succeeded Ella Weed as Barnard's first dean?
A) Emily James Smith
B) Ella Weed
C) Jessica Finch
D) Jacquelyn Mattfeld
  • 53. Who is credited with coining the phrase 'current events' while teaching at Barnard College?
A) Emily James Smith
B) Ella Weed
C) Jacquelyn Mattfeld
D) Jessica Finch
  • 54. In which year did Barnard receive the three blocks south of 119th Street from Anderson?
A) 1916
B) 1903
C) 1897
D) 1926
  • 55. Which building was constructed between 1906 and 1908 according to Rich's master plan?
A) Students' Hall
B) Fiske Hall
C) Hewitt Hall
D) Brooks Hall
  • 56. Which building was the last to be erected on the Barnard campus?
A) Fiske Hall
B) Brooks Hall
C) Hewitt Hall
D) Barnard Hall
  • 57. In which year was Hewitt Hall constructed?
A) 1926–1927
B) 1906–1908
C) 1897
D) 1916
  • 58. Who resisted the pressure to merge Barnard with male-only Columbia College in the 1970s?
A) Ella Weed
B) Jacquelyn Mattfeld
C) Jessica Finch
D) Emily James Smith
  • 59. In which year was Barnard College founded?
A) 1879
B) 1899
C) 1909
D) 1889
  • 60. Who led the group of women that founded Barnard College?
A) The Seven Sisters
B) Columbia University's trustees
C) Annie Nathan Meyer
D) Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard
  • 61. How many students were initially enrolled at Barnard College?
A) 36 students
B) 75 students
C) 50 students
D) 100 students
  • 62. How many areas of study can Barnard students pursue a bachelor of arts degree in?
A) About 50
B) 75
C) 30
D) 100
  • 63. What is the name of the general education requirements at Barnard College?
A) Foundations
B) Core Curriculum
C) General Studies
D) Liberal Arts Program
  • 64. How many courses in the sciences must Barnard students take?
A) Four
B) One
C) Three
D) Two
  • 65. What is the minimum SAT composite score of enrolled students at Barnard?
A) 1500
B) 1440
C) 1300
D) 1600
  • 66. What is the median ACT Composite score for enrolled students at Barnard?
A) 32
B) 33
C) 35
D) 30
  • 67. What type of admission policy does Barnard practice for domestic first-year applicants?
A) Need-aware
B) Merit-based
C) Test-optional
D) Need-blind
  • 68. What was the acceptance rate for the class of 2026 at Barnard?
A) 15%
B) 12%
C) 8%
D) 10%
  • 69. How many applicants were there for the class of 2026 at Barnard?
A) 15,000
B) 12,009
C) 10,000
D) 20,000
  • 70. Which sorority was founded at Barnard in 1897?
A) Alpha Omicron Pi
B) Sigma Kappa
C) Zeta Tau Alpha
D) Kappa Kappa Gamma
  • 71. What is the length of the subway sandwich provided during the Big Sub event?
A) 1000+ feet
B) 700+ feet
C) 300+ feet
D) 500+ feet
  • 72. Which event grew out of a 1988 Seven Sisters conference?
A) Midnight Breakfast
B) Big Sub
C) Barnard Greek Games
D) Take Back the Night
  • 73. What is the theme-based event that occurs every semester at Barnard?
A) Big Sub
B) Take Back the Night
C) Barnard Greek Games
D) Midnight Breakfast
  • 74. Who worked with Smith to open Columbia classes to Barnard students?
A) Michael Sovern
B) Seth Low
C) William J. McGill
D) Ellen Futter
  • 75. In which year could Barnard students attend Columbia classes in philosophy, political science, and several scientific fields?
A) 1955
B) 1983
C) 1900
D) 1973
  • 76. Which faculty member reportedly found Barnard students superior to their male Columbia counterparts?
A) William J. McGill
B) Franz Boas
C) Seth Low
D) Peter Pouncey
  • 77. From which year did Columbia and Barnard students not need permission to register for each other's classes?
A) 1983
B) 1973
C) 1955
D) 1977
  • 78. Which Columbia president predicted a merger between Barnard College and Columbia College in 1970?
A) Michael Sovern
B) William J. McGill
C) Peter Pouncey
D) Seth Low
  • 79. Who led the resistance to the takeover of Barnard by Columbia?
A) Michael Sovern
B) Peter Pouncey
C) Eleanor Thomas Elliott
D) Ellen Futter
  • 80. In what year did Barnard reject a merger proposal from Columbia?
A) 1975
B) 1980
C) 1982
D) 1973
  • 81. What was the percentage increase in applications to Columbia after it announced it would admit women in 1982?
A) 9%
B) 8%
C) 56%
D) 78%
  • 82. How many Barnard students transferred to Columbia after it began admitting women?
A) Eight
B) Seventy-eight
C) None
D) Nine
  • 83. What change occurred in Barnard's control over tenure for its faculty in 1982?
A) Barnard's control over tenure increased
B) Tenure was eliminated
C) Tenure was shared equally
D) Columbia gained control over tenure
  • 84. What was the relationship between Harvard College and Radcliffe College described as?
A) Merged in practically everything but name
B) Financially dependent
C) Completely independent
D) Competitively exclusive
  • 85. What was the main reason Barnard resisted merging with Columbia in 1975?
A) Student opposition
B) Columbia's large debt
C) Differences in academic programs
D) Lack of facilities
  • 86. What was the outcome of the decade of negotiations for a Columbia-Barnard merger?
A) Successful
B) Failed
C) Postponed indefinitely
D) Partially successful
  • 87. In what year did Columbia College begin admitting women?
A) 1982
B) 1973
C) 1983
D) 1980
  • 88. What was the expected effect of admitting women on Barnard's applicant pool?
A) No effect
B) Elimination
C) Increase
D) Decrease
  • 89. Who was the Columbia president that agreed to cooperate with Barnard in admitting women in 1981?
A) Ellen Futter
B) Peter Pouncey
C) William J. McGill
D) Michael Sovern
  • 90. What was the relationship between Columbia and Barnard described as in 1976?
A) Separate entities
B) Integration without assimilation
C) Complete merger
D) Financial partnership
  • 91. What was the main reason for Columbia's desire to merge with Barnard during the 1970s?
A) Financial difficulties
B) Increase in student applications
C) Academic rivalry
D) Facility expansion
  • 92. What was the outcome for selectivity at both schools after admitting women?
A) Selectivity was eliminated
B) Selectivity decreased
C) Selectivity remained the same
D) Selectivity rose
  • 93. How often are the terms of the Columbia-Barnard affiliation renegotiated?
A) Every 15 years
B) Every 10 years
C) Every 5 years
D) Annually
  • 94. In what NCAA division do Barnard athletes compete?
A) Division II
B) NAIA
C) Division III
D) Division I
  • 95. What is the name of the athletic consortium that includes Barnard and Columbia?
A) Ivy League Consortium
B) Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium
C) Barnard-Columbia Sports Alliance
D) Columbia-Barnard Sports Federation
  • 96. How many intercollegiate teams does Barnard have through the Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium?
A) 5
B) 15
C) 20
D) 10
  • 97. Who was the president of Barnard College during the controversy involving Linda LeClair?
A) Martha Peterson
B) Nara Milanich
C) Grayson Kirk
D) Leslie Grinage
  • 98. What was the specific requirement for Barnard women crossing into Columbia campus wearing shorts or pants?
A) Carry an umbrella
B) Cover themselves with a long coat
C) Wear a scarf
D) Wear a hat
  • 99. In what year did Barnard College expel two students for disrupting a class at Columbia University?
A) 2025
B) 2015
C) 2018
D) 2020
  • 100. Who taught the class that was disrupted by the students in 2025?
A) Professor Avi Shilon
B) Professor Leslie Grinage
C) Professor Nara Milanich
D) Professor Severin Fowles
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