Ayn Rand - Quiz
Ayn Rand
  • 1. When was Ayn Rand born?
A) 1890
B) 1910
C) 1905
D) 1920
  • 2. Which novel by Ayn Rand features the fictional character Howard Roark?
A) The Fountainhead
B) We the Living
C) Anthem
D) Atlas Shrugged
  • 3. In which city did Ayn Rand grow up?
A) New York City
B) Moscow
C) Saint Petersburg
D) Chicago
  • 4. What philosophy did Ayn Rand develop and promote?
A) Existentialism
B) Objectivism
C) Socialism
D) Utilitarianism
  • 5. What is the title of Ayn Rand's first novel?
A) Anthem
B) We the Living
C) The Fountainhead
D) Atlas Shrugged
  • 6. Which term did Ayn Rand use to describe the basic motivating force of human action?
A) Self-interest
B) Selflessness
C) Empathy
D) Altruism
  • 7. In which year did Ayn Rand become a naturalized U.S. citizen?
A) 1963
B) 1945
C) 1931
D) 1957
  • 8. Which Russian-American author is known for promoting individualism and capitalism?
A) Ayn Rand
B) Fyodor Dostoevsky
C) Vladimir Nabokov
D) Leo Tolstoy
  • 9. What was the title of Ayn Rand's last novel published before her death?
A) Anthem
B) We the Living
C) Atlas Shrugged
D) The Fountainhead
  • 10. What was the profession of the main character in Ayn Rand's novel 'The Fountainhead'?
A) Businessman
B) Architect
C) Scientist
D) Writer
  • 11. Where did Ayn Rand die?
A) Los Angeles
B) Houston
C) Chicago
D) New York City
  • 12. Which of the following is a collection of essays by Ayn Rand?
A) Atlas Shrugged
B) We the Living
C) The Virtue of Selfishness
D) Anthem
  • 13. What was Ayn Rand's birth name?
A) Olivia Margaret Brown
B) Sophia Elizabeth Smith
C) Anna Maria Jones
D) Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum
  • 14. In what year was 'Atlas Shrugged' published?
A) 1943
B) 1957
C) 1971
D) 1964
  • 15. What did Ayn Rand advocate for in politics?
A) Anarchism
B) Communism
C) Socialism
D) Laissez-faire capitalism
  • 16. Which philosophical tradition did Ayn Rand sharply criticize?
A) Most philosophers and philosophical traditions
B) Utilitarianism only
C) Existentialism only
D) Nihilism only
  • 17. How many copies of Rand's books have been sold?
A) Over 50 million copies
B) Over 37 million copies
C) Exactly 25 million copies
D) Under 10 million copies
  • 18. What was Ayn Rand's first published work about?
A) A play for Broadway
B) An article on American politics
C) An essay about Polish actress Pola Negri
D) A novel set in Russia
  • 19. Who did Ayn Rand marry in 1929?
A) Cecil B. DeMille
B) A fellow student
C) Frank O'Connor
D) An aspiring screenwriter
  • 20. What was Ayn Rand's stance on religion?
A) She supported religious faith.
B) She rejected faith and religion.
C) She was indifferent to religion.
D) She promoted atheism.
  • 21. Which movement is often associated with Ayn Rand despite her opposition?
A) The modern libertarian movement
B) The communist movement
C) The anarchist movement
D) The socialist movement
  • 22. What did Ayn Rand support in ethics?
A) Rational and ethical egoism
B) Altruism
C) Utilitarianism
D) Hedonism
  • 23. Where did Ayn Rand move to after graduating from Leningrad State University?
A) Petrograd State University
B) Moscow State University
C) The State Technicum for Screen Arts in Leningrad
D) New York City
  • 24. What was Ayn Rand's stance on the initiation of force?
A) She was indifferent to its use.
B) She condemned it as immoral.
C) She supported it under certain conditions.
D) She promoted it in politics.
  • 25. What type of art did Ayn Rand promote?
A) Abstract expressionism
B) Surrealism
C) Impressionism
D) Romantic realism
  • 26. In what year was Ayn Rand's screenplay 'Red Pawn' sold to Universal Studios?
A) 1932
B) 1936
C) 1938
D) 1934
  • 27. What is the setting of Ayn Rand's novel 'We the Living'?
A) Nazi Germany
B) The United States during the Great Depression
C) A dystopian future world
D) Soviet Russia
  • 28. When did Ayn Rand publish a revised version of 'We the Living'?
A) 1959
B) 1946
C) 1938
D) 1965
  • 29. What is the main theme presented in Ayn Rand's novella 'Anthem'?
A) The struggle against totalitarian collectivism.
B) The exploration of space travel.
C) A romantic love story set in a futuristic world.
D) The adventures of a detective solving crimes.
  • 30. In 'Anthem', what do the protagonists rediscover?
A) The concept of democracy
B) Their true identities
C) A hidden treasure
D) The word I
  • 31. When was 'Anthem' first published in England?
A) 1946
B) 1938
C) 1959
D) 1965
  • 32. Who did Ayn Rand volunteer for in the 1940 presidential campaign?
A) Independent Strom Thurmond
B) Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Republican Wendell Willkie
D) Libertarian Vermin Supreme
  • 33. Which economist did Henry Hazlitt introduce Ayn Rand to?
A) Adam Smith
B) John Maynard Keynes
C) Milton Friedman
D) Ludwig von Mises
  • 34. What is the name of the architect protagonist in The Fountainhead?
A) Howard Roark
B) John Galt
C) Francisco D'Anconia
D) Peter Keating
  • 35. How many publishers rejected The Fountainhead before it was accepted?
A) Twelve
B) Ten
C) Five
D) Eight
  • 36. Who did Ayn Rand endorse for president in 1964?
A) Lyndon B. Johnson
B) Barry Goldwater
C) Richard Nixon
D) Hubert Humphrey
  • 37. Who described Ayn Rand as 'the most influential libertarian of the twentieth century to the public at large'?
A) Journalist Brian Doherty
B) Andrew Koppelman
C) David Nolan
D) Jennifer Burns
  • 38. Who was among the group that met with Ayn Rand to discuss philosophy in New York City?
A) John Galt
B) Alan Greenspan
C) William Faulkner
D) F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • 39. What perspective often characterizes Rand's descriptions of female characters?
A) Childlike wonder
B) Male gaze
C) Third-person omniscient
D) Female empowerment
  • 40. In which country was Ayn Rand added to the required reading list for the A Level Politics exam in 2017?
A) Canada
B) United States
C) Australia
D) United Kingdom
  • 41. What did Ayn Rand work with conservatives on, despite disagreements?
A) Socialist reforms
B) Religious initiatives
C) Political projects
D) Communist movements
  • 42. Which forum did Ayn Rand use to promote her Objectivist philosophy through annual lectures?
A) Ford Hall Forum
B) Lincoln Center
C) Radio City Music Hall
D) Carnegie Hall
  • 43. What did Huemer argue about the persuasiveness of Rand's ideas in his 2010 essay for the Cato Institute?
A) Very few people find them convincing, especially her ethics
B) Most people find them highly persuasive
C) Her philosophy is universally admired
D) Her economics are widely accepted
  • 44. What was Ayn Rand's approach to ideas she disagreed with?
A) Analytical and respectful
B) Supportive and constructive
C) Academic and detailed
D) Polemical without in-depth analysis
  • 45. Which newsletter did Peter Schwartz start that was endorsed by Ayn Rand?
A) The Intellectual Activist
B) The Objectivist Forum
C) Ayn Rand Institute
D) Anthem Foundation for Objectivist Scholarship
  • 46. Which novel's introduction did Ayn Rand write for an English-language edition?
A) Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
B) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
C) War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
D) Ninety-Three by Victor Hugo
  • 47. Which Russian novel influenced Ayn Rand's depiction of her heroes?
A) The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
B) Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
C) Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
D) What Is to Be Done? by Nikolay Chernyshevsky
  • 48. Which fellow novelist was a contemporary admirer of Ayn Rand?
A) F. Scott Fitzgerald
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) Ira Levin
D) William Faulkner
  • 49. Who called Ayn Rand 'the ultimate gateway drug to life on the right'?
A) Historian Jennifer Burns
B) Journalist Brian Doherty
C) David Nolan
D) Political scientist Andrew Koppelman
  • 50. What was the name of Nathaniel Branden's wife?
A) Susan
B) Karen
C) Barbara
D) Emily
  • 51. What book did Ayn Rand refer to as her 'Bible'?
A) 'Thus Spake Zarathustra'
B) 'The Republic'
C) 'Nicomachean Ethics'
D) 'Critique of Pure Reason'
  • 52. Which political party founder credited Ayn Rand with the existence of the libertarian movement?
A) Lew Rockwell
B) Ron Paul
C) David Nolan
D) Murray Rothbard
  • 53. Who wrote that despite Rand's bombast, her ethics are a significant achievement?
A) Robert Nozick
B) Jack Wheeler
C) Douglas Den Uyl
D) Chandran Kukathas
  • 54. Which philosopher did Ayn Rand cite as her favorite in an undated questionnaire response?
A) Thomas Aquinas
B) Aristotle
C) John Locke
D) Friedrich Nietzsche
  • 55. How many different reviews were published for We the Living?
A) Less than 100
B) 50
C) Over 200
D) Approximately 125
  • 56. In what year was The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies established?
A) 1978
B) 1999
C) 1984
D) 2005
  • 57. Which drug was prescribed to Ayn Rand to help her complete The Fountainhead?
A) Aspirin
B) Benzedrine
C) Ibuprofen
D) Penicillin
  • 58. In which year did John Hospers discuss Ayn Rand's ethical ideas in his textbook?
A) 1967
B) 1982
C) 1971
D) 1995
  • 59. How did reviewers generally respond to Atlas Shrugged?
A) It received little attention
B) Many reviews were strongly negative
C) Reviews were mixed but leaned towards positive
D) Most reviews were positive
  • 60. Which philosopher did Ayn Rand consider her philosophical opposite and 'the most evil man in mankind's history'?
A) John Locke
B) Friedrich Nietzsche
C) Immanuel Kant
D) Thomas Aquinas
  • 61. Who founded the Institute for Objectivist Studies in 1990?
A) David Kelley
B) Harry Binswanger
C) Peter Schwartz
D) Ed Snider
  • 62. Who described a divergence in how different academic specialties viewed Rand?
A) Douglas Den Uyl
B) Chandran Kukathas
C) Jenny A. Heyl
D) Jack Wheeler
  • 63. What award did the 1999 television adaptation 'The Passion of Ayn Rand' win?
A) Several awards
B) A Golden Globe
C) An Academy Award for Best Picture
D) No awards
  • 64. In what year was the Ayn Rand Society founded?
A) 1978
B) 1987
C) 2000
D) 1995
  • 65. Which libertarian philosopher criticized Rand's meta-ethical arguments in 'The Personalist'?
A) Chandran Kukathas
B) Jack Wheeler
C) Douglas Den Uyl
D) Robert Nozick
  • 66. Who insisted on publishing The Fountainhead at Bobbs-Merrill Company?
A) Author Ayn Rand
B) Publisher Robert Ballou
C) Ludwig von Mises
D) Editor Archibald Ogden
  • 67. Who included a chapter critiquing Objectivism in their book 'An Existentialist Ethics'?
A) Chandran Kukathas
B) Robert Nozick
C) Douglas Den Uyl
D) Hazel Barnes
  • 68. Which philosopher did Ayn Rand acknowledge as having the greatest influence on her?
A) Aristotle
B) Friedrich Nietzsche
C) John Locke
D) Immanuel Kant
  • 69. How does Rand's descriptive style in her novels resemble early Hollywood movie scenarios?
A) They use stream of consciousness
B) They are written in verse form
C) They include musical notations
D) They follow common film editing conventions
  • 70. Which magazine published numerous criticisms of Ayn Rand's writings?
A) National Review
B) The New York Times
C) Time Magazine
D) The Atlantic
  • 71. Which of the following authors was NOT a favorite of Ayn Rand during her school years?
A) Friedrich Schiller
B) Victor Hugo
C) Edmond Rostand
D) Fyodor Dostoevsky
  • 72. Which of Rand's works received little review attention upon its first publication in England?
A) The Fountainhead
B) Anthem
C) Atlas Shrugged
D) We the Living
  • 73. Which art form did Rand focus on most closely?
A) Music
B) Sculpture
C) Painting
D) Literature
  • 74. Which company bought the film rights to The Fountainhead?
A) Columbia Pictures
B) Paramount Pictures
C) Universal Studios
D) Warner Bros.
  • 75. Which philosopher did Ayn Rand view as having the primary conflict with Aristotle in the history of philosophy?
A) Plato
B) Nietzsche
C) Kant
D) Locke
  • 76. Which conservative figure opposed Ayn Rand's writings?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) Barack Obama
C) George W. Bush
D) William F. Buckley Jr.
  • 77. Which aspect of human activity did Rand consider noblest?
A) Artistic expression
B) Intellectual contemplation
C) Productive achievement
D) Spiritual devotion
  • 78. What approach to literature did Rand describe as reflecting human free will?
A) Naturalism
B) Modernism
C) Romanticism
D) Realism
  • 79. Which of Ayn Rand's works marked the end of her career as a novelist?
A) 'Anthem'
B) 'We the Living'
C) 'The Fountainhead'
D) 'Atlas Shrugged'
  • 80. What was the shape of the floral arrangement at Ayn Rand's funeral?
A) An American flag
B) A 6-foot dollar sign
C) A heart
D) A book
  • 81. Who criticized Ayn Rand's claim that her only philosophical debt was to Aristotle?
A) George Walsh
B) Fred Seddon
C) Charles Murray
D) Mike Wallace
  • 82. Which philosopher argued that Ayn Rand's support for egoism and individual rights are inconsistent?
A) Robert Nozick
B) Michael Huemer
C) Roy Childs
D) William F. O'Neill
  • 83. In what year did Ayn Rand testify before the United States House Committee on Un-American Activities?
A) 1945
B) 1949
C) 1947
D) 1950
  • 84. Who is the hero and leader of the strike in 'Atlas Shrugged'?
A) Dagny Taggart
B) John Galt
C) Howard Roark
D) Francisco d'Anconia
  • 85. Which publication's reviewer called Rand's viewpoint 'nearly perfect in its immorality'?
A) Gore Vidal
B) Lorine Pruette
C) Whittaker Chambers
D) Sidney Hook
  • 86. In what year did Ayn Rand publicly disagree with Nietzsche's ideas on the radio?
A) 1943
B) 1975
C) 1964
D) 1959
  • 87. Who said that Rand had effectively chucked a ticking time bomb into the US economy through Greenspan?
A) John P. McCaskey
B) Lisa Duggan
C) Adam Weiner
D) Cass Sunstein
  • 88. How did Ayn Rand view her relationship with contemporary philosophers?
A) Indifferent
B) Collaborative
C) Supportive
D) Mostly antagonistic
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