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