How Well You Know Ayn Rand? Trivia Quiz
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How well do you know Ayn Rand, and do you think you can pass this quiz? Ayn Rand was a Russian American writer and philosopher. She is known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system named objectivism. She was born and educated in Russia and she moved to the United States in 1926. Take this quiz and learn more about Ayn Rand.
- 1.What is Ayn Rand's most Influential work?
- A.
We The Living
- B.
Anthem
- C.
The Fountainhead
- D.
Atlas Shrugged
- E.
Capitalism:The Unknown Ideal
- 2.When was Ayn Rand born?
- A.
St. Petersburg,Russia on February 2, 1905
- B.
Gori, Georgia on December 21, 1879
- C.
Liverpool, England on April 11, 1892
- D.
San Francisco, USA on May 19, 1930
- 3.How did Ayn Rand become an American author?
- A.
Smuggled into America;escaped
- B.
Jew living in Germany;escaped
- C.
On vacation to America;escaped
- D.
Born in the US;naturally
- 4.Why did Ayn Rand aspire to America?
- A.
It was her role model of what Free men could be
- B.
It gave her the opportunity to leave Russia
- C.
She rejected the collectivism of Russia
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- F.
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- 5.After coming to America, what job did she first pursue?
- A.
Actress
- B.
Novelist
- C.
Professor
- D.
House-wife
- 6.Ayn Rand believed in marriage.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Ayn Rand's philosophy is known as ______.
- 8.Her first novel "We The Living" was rejected __ times.
- 9.Why was her book "We The Living" rejected so many times?
- A.
Too Intellectual
- B.
Too Long
- C.
Too Boring
- D.
Too Radical
- 10.In her fiction works, the main character typically is __.
- A.
Individualistic
- B.
Lonely
- C.
Depressed
- D.
Male
- 11.The book "Atlas Shrugged" it took her ______ to write it.
- A.
12 years
- B.
3 months
- C.
7 years
- D.
11 months
- 12.The book "The Fountainhead" was influenced by her living in what State?
- A.
Chicago
- B.
New York
- C.
San Francisco
- D.
Philadelphie
- 13.Her philosophy is sliced into 4 categories; what are they?
- A.
Metaphysics
- B.
Epistemology
- C.
Ethics
- D.
Politics
- 14.Ayn Rand's first works were ______.
- A.
Novels
- B.
Short-stories
- C.
Screen-plays
- D.
Non-fiction
- 15.Ayn Rand died in _________.
- A.
1982
- B.
2001
- C.
1994
- D.
2005
- 16.The Setting of "The Fountainhead" is in New York.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Her Husband was __________.
- 18.Man’s only means of perceiving reality, his only source of knowledge, his only guide to action, and his basic means of survival is ______.
- A.
Reason
- B.
Logic
- C.
Altruism
- D.
Self-Dependence
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