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Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum, better known as Ayn Rand, developed her philosophy of Objectivism in her novels (especially 'The Fountainhead' and 'Atlas Shrugged') and her non-fiction writings.
13 Ayn Rand quizzes and 175 Ayn Rand trivia questions.
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  "The Fountainhead": The Fine Print   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
I'm surprised there isn't a "Fountainhead" quiz already online. This book is my bible, and probably many of you out there love it too. So, here goes. You'll have to have read the book closely in order to answer some of these.
Tough, 15 Qns, noire, Dec 05 06
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  "Atlas Shrugged" - Part I    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Who is John Galt? Ayn Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged' is my favorite book, and in my humble opinion should be required reading for everyone. Thanks for playing and good luck.
Average, 20 Qns, ashlybug, Mar 31 17
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  Ayn Rand 101   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some basic questions about the works of one of the 20th century's most influential authors and philosophers.
Average, 10 Qns, ben3, Sep 14 07
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  "We the Living" by Ayn Rand   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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This quiz is based on Ayn Rand's first novel "We the Living." It is one of my favorite books and is often the less noticed of her extraordinary novels. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, Brigettex, Sep 26 22
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  "Atlas Shrugged" - Part II    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
'Atlas Shrugged' by Ayn Rand, is just too massive a book to be covered in one quiz. Therefore, here is Part II. Good luck.
Average, 20 Qns, ashlybug, Apr 30 09
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  Night of January 16    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
The jury is selected from among the audience and they bring in the verdict at the end of this wonderfully suspenseful, comedic courtroom drama by Ayn Rand. Let's explore this outstanding play about a murder trial.
Average, 15 Qns, cat_brat63, Mar 21 09
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  Delve into "Anthem" by Ayn Rand    
Multiple Choice
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This is a really great book. I read it in 9th grade and it has stayed with me. If you haven't read it, what are you doing here? You should go and read it, if for nothing else than to pass my quiz!
Average, 15 Qns, savannahjan, Jan 28 14
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  "Atlas Shrugged": The People   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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This consistently top-rated book of all time asks the question, "What moves the world?" People move the world. Take this quiz to find out if you know the movers of the world in "Atlas Shrugged".
Tough, 10 Qns, efvie, Dec 04 06
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  Ayn Rand's Life    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A few simple questions about the life of Ayn Rand, the creator of Objectivism.
Tough, 10 Qns, waffleboy1109, Mar 20 11
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  Ayn Rand    
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This is just a simple quiz on one of my favorite authors, Ayn Rand.
Average, 10 Qns, alisa888, Oct 05 11
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trivia question Quick Question
Who is the financier behind Galt's Gulch?

From Quiz ""Atlas Shrugged" - Part I"




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  Anthem    
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This for the people who are interested in the book "Anthem" by Ayn Rand.
Average, 20 Qns, GabrielWidener, Jan 07 21
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  Ayn Rand and her Philosophy    
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Interesting life. Interesting ideas.
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  Fun with "The Fountainhead"   popular trivia quiz  
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I hope you enjoy taking this quiz on the book by Ayn Rand as much as I had making it!
Average, 10 Qns, smdisfun, Jun 07 08
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Ayn Rand Trivia Questions
1. What is Equality found doing in the beginning of chapter 1?

From Quiz Anthem

Answer: Writing in a journal

This is significant because it is a sin in his society to write without being told to. It is punishable and it is looked down upon.

2. What year was Howard expelled from the Staton Institute of Technology?

From Quiz Fun with "The Fountainhead"

Answer: 1922

Howard was expelled the same year Peter graduated.

3. The main character in the novel, Kira Argounova is a young women returning to Petrograd after an extended exile with her family. Kira quickly joins the Technological Institute and studies in order to do what?

From Quiz "We the Living" by Ayn Rand

Answer: to become an engineer

Kira wants to become an Engineer to build things that have a purpose, not just buildings for the appearance. In one instance, Kira stands transfixed as she watches a construction crew build a building. Her family, especially her older sister is disdainful of her career ambitions.Throughout the book, Kira relates back to her dream of building bridges and building and her ambition to do so.

4. In "The Fountainhead," the bulk of the story takes place in which city?

From Quiz Ayn Rand 101

Answer: New York City

The story and its characters center around the architecture of New York City in the early 20th century.

5. Where was Ayn Rand born?

From Quiz Ayn Rand's Life

Answer: St. Petersburg

St. Peterburg was founded and named after Emperor Peter the Great, believed by many to be the greatest of Russian leaders, in 1703. It would later be re-named Petrograd, then Leningrad, and became St. Petersburg again in 1991.

6. In the beginning of the book, a character remembers an oak tree that was struck by lightning in his youth. Who is it?

From Quiz "Atlas Shrugged": The People

Answer: Eddie Willers

Eddie Willers grew up on the Taggert Estate with Dagny and James Taggert. Francisco visited them during the summers. Eddie is walking down the streets of New York, feeling mildly depressed, although he cannot pinpoint why. He remembers the oak tree that he always viewed as a symbol of strength and security. It was struck by lightning and cut in half, revealing that its heart had long ago rotted away.

7. What is the main character's name?

From Quiz Delve into "Anthem" by Ayn Rand

Answer: Equality 7-2521

I wonder if Rand did this on purpose. She gave her main character the name Equality, when nothing in his society was equal.

8. Ayn Rand was born:

From Quiz Ayn Rand

Answer: February 2, 1905

She was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. Ayn came to the U.S. after graduating from the University of Petrograd in 1924. She began her career working in the film industry as an extra and script writer.

9. Who is the head of Associated Steel, Hank Rearden's main competition?

From Quiz "Atlas Shrugged" - Part II

Answer: Orren Boyle

Boyle started out with a $200 million government loan and parlayed it into a huge, though incompetent, company.

10. Rearden Metal is an alloy that is more durable than steel. What is the first thing that is made from Rearden Metal?

From Quiz "Atlas Shrugged" - Part I

Answer: a bracelet

Hank Rearden made a bracelet for his wife, Lillian. She didn't like it so she ended up giving it to Dagny.

11. Rand's major novel is 'Atlas Shrugged'? Who is the protagonist?

From Quiz Ayn Rand and her Philosophy

Answer: John Galt

Roark is in 'The Fountainhead'.

12. What do Equality and International find while ditching an activity?

From Quiz Anthem

Answer: A tunnel

Together they discover the grate which conceals the entrance to the tunnel, but only Equality actually enters it. This is where Equality later is writing in his journal. It is his place to be alone on his discovery of the individual.

13. The play is set in the early 1930s and surrounds the events leading to the death of financial tycoon Bjorn Faulkner. Who is standing trial for his murder?

From Quiz Night of January 16

Answer: Karen Andre

In the play, Karen Andre was long-time secretary to Bjorn Faulkner. They had a private relationship as well as their business relationship. Karen was kept in extravagant luxury by her employer/lover Bjorn Faulkner and she would do or say anything for his sake. According to what the jury decides, Faulkner was either murdered and hurled off the penthouse roof of his own building OR he opted to take his own life by leaping off his building himself.

14. What was the name of Francon's first partner?

From Quiz Fun with "The Fountainhead"

Answer: Lucius Heyer

Keating succeeded Heyer as Francon's partner. Stengel was a draftsman and Cameron was Howard's mentor.

15. Kira meets many students at the Technological Institute, many of which are part of the Communist student government. Kira meets one person, who despite their political differences become friends throughout the novel. Who is this friend?

From Quiz "We the Living" by Ayn Rand

Answer: Andrei Taganov

Kira meets Andrei Taganov early on in the novel through the Technological Institute. Andrei is a G.P.U. Officer, which is a secret communist police force. Although Kira is cold and unfriendly towards Andrei at first, they develop a friendship. Her family is unhappy with her choice of Andrei, because they have lost everything to the revolution.

16. What was Ms. Rand's first published novel?

From Quiz Ayn Rand 101

Answer: We the Living

"Red Pawn," her first screenplay, was published in 1932. "Night of January 16th," her first published stage play, followed shortly thereafter. "The Fountainhead" was her first widely-read novel, and the one that catapulted her into literary fame, but it was "We The Living," published in 1936 (a work loosely based on her years under Soviet tyranny), that began her brilliant string of successful novels.

17. When was Ayn Rand born?

From Quiz Ayn Rand's Life

Answer: 1905

Rand was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on February 2nd and was the eldest of three daughters (Alisa, Natasha, and Nora) of a Jewish family. Her parents, Zinovny Zacharovich Rosenbaum and Anna Borisovna Rosenbaum, were agnostic and largely non-observant.

18. Who is Hank Rearden's "man in Washington"?

From Quiz "Atlas Shrugged": The People

Answer: Wesley Mouch

Wesley Mouch was Rearden's man in Washington, but sold him out.

19. What was the first thing Howard Roark did as the book opens on the first chapter?

From Quiz "The Fountainhead": The Fine Print

Answer: He laughed

"Howard Roark laughed" is the first sentence of the book. Then he goes for a swim, and then he walks back to the house where he stays with the Keatings. That is the day he has found out that he has been expelled, and to Mrs. Keating's surprise, he seems almost relieved.

20. Where do the Old Ones live?

From Quiz Delve into "Anthem" by Ayn Rand

Answer: Home of the Useless

While we don't call them "useless" I think that is how our society feels about the elderly. We put them in nursing homes and just leave them there for the most part. Rand was very insightful.

21. Ayn Rand's real name was Alice Rosenbaum. She chose the name 'Ayn' from:

From Quiz Ayn Rand

Answer: A Finnish author

It has also been suggested that Ayn may have been intended as coming from a Hebrew word meaning 'eye'. The source of her professional surname is unknown.

22. Who is the editor of 'The Future', an anti-business, anti-businessman publication?

From Quiz "Atlas Shrugged" - Part II

Answer: Bertram Scudder

Scudder wrote a scathing piece about Hank Rearden titled 'The Octopus'.

23. This man heads the largest copper company in the world, and was one of the first 'strikers'. What is his name?

From Quiz "Atlas Shrugged" - Part I

Answer: Francisco d'Anconia

Francisco d'Anconia's company was among the world's largest. He was one of John Galt's first followers and played the part of an irresponsible playboy to facilitate his cover.

24. Rand's other major novel, 'The Fountainhead', was made into a movie. Who played the lead?

From Quiz Ayn Rand and her Philosophy

Answer: Gary Cooper

The novel was better. Patricia Neal and Raymond Massey also starred.

25. Who does Equality have a preference toward?

From Quiz Anthem

Answer: Liberty

In this society having a preference is forbidden. There is no such thing as love in his society.

26. The daughter of a wealthy banker/philanthropist caught the eye of Bjorn Faulkner and they were married. Who was this woman who came between Faulkner and his secretary?

From Quiz Night of January 16

Answer: Nancy Lee Whitfield

Nancy Lee was accustomed to having the best of everything and her father made sure she had whatever she wanted. It is left to you to decide whether Nancy Lee and Bjorn did indeed have the enchanted relationship she describes in her testimony or whether there is more to the story.

27. What was Ellsworth Toohey's middle name?

From Quiz Fun with "The Fountainhead"

Answer: Monkton

He was mostly referred to as Ellsworth M. Toohey.

28. Kira meets Leo Kovalensky on the street late one night. She falls in love with Leo at first sight and the two bond through their mutual dislike of the G.P.U. Why does Leo approach Kira on the street in the first place?

From Quiz "We the Living" by Ayn Rand

Answer: he thinks she is a prostitute

Leo initially thinks Kira is prostitute, and she furthers that thought when she is ready to throw herself at him. He soon realizes his mistake and the two begin talking. Leo is intrigued by Kira and her ideals. The two set a date, a month from that night, to meet again.

29. In one of her most famous works, "Atlas Shrugged," to which character in the book does the title refer?

From Quiz Ayn Rand 101

Answer: John Galt

The title is a reference to the mythic tale of Atlas, carrying the weight of the world upon his shoulders. John Galt, symbolically "carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders" as a thinker, inventor, and man of great accomplishment, "shrugs" the world off his shoulders by "dropping out" of society, refusing to contribute his great inventions to an unappreciative world, and recruiting others of a like mind to join him.

30. What university did Ayn Rand attend?

From Quiz Ayn Rand's Life

Answer: University of Petrograd

When Rand returned from the Crimea, St. Petersburg had become Petrograd, and the name of the university was changed as well.

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