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  • 1. Which Barnard College graduate became the 11th President of Spelman College?
A) Helene D. Gayle
B) Cynthia Nixon
C) Judith Kaye
D) Susan N. Herman
  • 2. Who among the following Barnard graduates is known for writing 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'?
A) Erica Jong
B) Zora Neale Hurston
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) Cynthia Nixon
C) Judith Kaye
D) Susan N. Herman
  • 4. Who is the Barnard College graduate that became CEO of Penguin Putnam?
A) Helene D. Gayle
B) Wilma B. Liebman
C) Phyllis E. Grann
D) Judith Kaye
  • 5. Which actress and activist also ran as a gubernatorial candidate?
A) Christy Carlson Romano
B) Greta Gerwig
C) Cynthia Nixon
D) Kelly McCreary
  • 6. Who among these Barnard graduates is a renowned musician and performance artist?
A) Kelly McCreary
B) Laurie Anderson
C) Amy Hwang
D) Ronnie Eldridge
  • 7. Which Barnard graduate is known for their work as a New Yorker cartoonist?
A) Christy Carlson Romano
B) Greta Gerwig
C) Laurie Anderson
D) Amy Hwang
  • 8. Identify the Barnard graduate who was a U.S. Representative.
A) Helen Gahagan
B) Judith Kaye
C) Cynthia Nixon
D) Susan N. Herman
  • 9. Which Barnard graduate is known for their role in 'Grey's Anatomy'?
A) Kelly McCreary
B) Greta Gerwig
C) Amy Hwang
D) Christy Carlson Romano
  • 10. Who among the following is a Barnard graduate and a noted biologist?
A) Leona Zacharias
B) Ronnie Eldridge
C) Greta Gerwig
D) Laurie Anderson
  • 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) Kelly McCreary
B) Greta Gerwig
C) Laurie Anderson
D) Amy Hwang
  • 13. Which Barnard graduate is known for being a television host?
A) Ronnie Eldridge
B) Kelly McCreary
C) Amy Hwang
D) Laurie Anderson
  • 14. Who among the following Barnard graduates is a prominent author known for 'Their Eyes Were Watching God'?
A) Jhumpa Lahiri
B) Erica Jong
C) Zora Neale Hurston
D) Ann Brashares
  • 15. Which Barnard graduate served as the president of the American Civil Liberties Union?
A) Judith Kaye
B) Helene D. Gayle
C) Cynthia Nixon
D) Susan N. Herman
  • 16. Identify the Barnard graduate who is an acclaimed author of mystery novels.
A) Zora Neale Hurston
B) Patricia Highsmith
C) Ann Brashares
D) Erica Jong
  • 17. Which Barnard graduate is a noted author and academic?
A) Louise Holland
B) Patricia Highsmith
C) Erica Jong
D) Jhumpa Lahiri
  • 18. How did the Barnard Bulletin in 1976 describe the relationship between Barnard College and Columbia University?
A) Simple and straightforward
B) Nonexistent
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) Nonexistent
B) Admittedly complicated, unique, and requiring explanation
C) Formal and clear
D) Simple and well-defined
  • 20. How does The New York Times refer to Barnard in relation to Columbia University?
A) An undergraduate women's college of Columbia University
B) A faculty of Columbia University
C) A graduate school of Columbia University
D) A separate institution from Columbia University
  • 21. What does Barnard's front gates read?
A) Columbia University
B) Barnard College of Columbia University
C) Barnard College
D) Barnard 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 graduate school of Columbia University
C) A faculty 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 'Columbia University'
C) State 'Barnard College'
D) State 'Barnard University'
  • 24. How does Columbia refer to Barnard College?
A) As a graduate school
B) As a separate institution
C) As a department
D) As one of its schools and an affiliated institution that is a faculty of the university
  • 25. Who evaluates Barnard faculty for tenure?
A) Only Barnard
B) An independent board
C) Only Columbia
D) Both Barnard and Columbia
  • 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) Columbia diplomas signed by both Barnard and Columbia presidents
D) Barnard diplomas only
  • 27. What is the title of the diplomas received by Barnard graduates?
A) Barnard College Graduates
B) Columbia University Graduates
C) Cvratores Vniversitatis Colvmbiae ('Trustees of Columbia University')
D) Trustees of Barnard College
  • 28. How does Columbia University regard the Barnard College degree?
A) Inferior to the Columbia College degree
B) Not comparable to the Columbia College degree
C) Superior to the Columbia College degree
D) Held to the same standard as the Columbia College degree
  • 29. In what language are both Barnard College and Columbia University diplomas written?
A) English
B) Latin
C) Greek
D) French
  • 30. Are Barnard graduates considered members of the Columbia Alumni Association?
A) Only if they attend graduate school at Columbia
B) Yes
C) No
D) Only if they graduate with honors
  • 31. What honor are Barnard graduates eligible to receive?
A) The annual Columbia Alumni Medal
B) The Barnard College Medal
C) The Barnard-Columbia Achievement Award
D) The Columbia University Graduate 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 gown specific to women's colleges
D) A Columbia University gown
  • 33. Where are Barnard degrees conferred?
A) Online
B) At the Columbia Graduate Commencement
C) During the University Commencement ceremony
D) At a separate Barnard ceremony
  • 34. What ranking did Barnard receive for 'Best Undergraduate Teaching' in 2025?
A) 73rd among U.S. liberal arts colleges
B) Tied for 30th among U.S. liberal arts colleges
C) 63rd among U.S. liberal arts colleges
D) Tied for 13th 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) 73rd among 194 liberal arts colleges
B) 30th among 194 liberal arts colleges
C) 63rd among 194 liberal arts colleges
D) 13th 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 Jane Austen papers
C) The Ntozake Shange papers
D) The Emily Dickinson 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) 2018
B) 2004
C) 2008
D) 2023
  • 38. How many processed zines did the Barnard Zine Library hold as of 2018?
A) Roughly 5,000
B) 500
C) 10,000
D) 1,000
  • 39. What is the name of the representative student government at Barnard?
A) Barnard Council
B) Barnard Student Board
C) Barnard Student Union
D) Student Government Association (SGA)
  • 40. Which radio station is student-run at Barnard?
A) WFUV
B) WBAR
C) WNYC
D) WQXR
  • 41. What is the name of the community service group at Barnard?
A) Club Q
B) Club A
C) Club B
D) Club C
  • 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) Network
C) Community
D) Wellness
  • 44. Which sub-committee of the McIntosh Activities Council is focused on health and wellness?
A) Action
B) Wellness
C) Mosaic
D) Network
  • 45. Which sub-committee of the McIntosh Activities Council is focused on networking?
A) Mosaic
B) Wellness
C) Community
D) Network
  • 46. Which sub-committee of the McIntosh Activities Council is focused on event-planning?
A) Community
B) Mosaic
C) Wellness
D) Network
  • 47. Which sub-committee of the McIntosh Activities Council is focused on service?
A) Network
B) Mosaic
C) Wellness
D) Action
  • 48. In which year did Columbia University announce its move to Morningside Heights?
A) 1892
B) 1926
C) 1916
D) 1903
  • 49. Which architect was hired to design Milbank, Brinckerhoff, and Fiske Halls?
A) Charles A. Rich
B) Jacquelyn Mattfeld
C) Jessica Finch
D) Arnold Brunner
  • 50. In what year were the first classes held at the new Barnard campus?
A) 1897
B) 1895
C) 1903
D) 1916
  • 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) 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) Jessica Finch
B) Jacquelyn Mattfeld
C) Ella Weed
D) Emily James Smith
  • 54. In which year did Barnard receive the three blocks south of 119th Street from Anderson?
A) 1926
B) 1903
C) 1916
D) 1897
  • 55. Which building was constructed between 1906 and 1908 according to Rich's master plan?
A) Hewitt Hall
B) Fiske Hall
C) Students' Hall
D) Brooks Hall
  • 56. Which building was the last to be erected on the Barnard campus?
A) Fiske Hall
B) Barnard Hall
C) Brooks Hall
D) Hewitt Hall
  • 57. In which year was Hewitt Hall constructed?
A) 1926–1927
B) 1897
C) 1916
D) 1906–1908
  • 58. Who resisted the pressure to merge Barnard with male-only Columbia College in the 1970s?
A) Jessica Finch
B) Emily James Smith
C) Ella Weed
D) Jacquelyn Mattfeld
  • 59. In which year was Barnard College founded?
A) 1879
B) 1909
C) 1899
D) 1889
  • 60. Who led the group of women that founded Barnard College?
A) Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard
B) Annie Nathan Meyer
C) The Seven Sisters
D) Columbia University's trustees
  • 61. How many students were initially enrolled at Barnard College?
A) 50 students
B) 36 students
C) 75 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) Liberal Arts Program
B) General Studies
C) Foundations
D) Core Curriculum
  • 64. How many courses in the sciences must Barnard students take?
A) One
B) Three
C) Four
D) Two
  • 65. What is the minimum SAT composite score of enrolled students at Barnard?
A) 1440
B) 1500
C) 1300
D) 1600
  • 66. What is the median ACT Composite score for enrolled students at Barnard?
A) 33
B) 30
C) 35
D) 32
  • 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) 8%
B) 15%
C) 10%
D) 12%
  • 69. How many applicants were there for the class of 2026 at Barnard?
A) 10,000
B) 20,000
C) 12,009
D) 15,000
  • 70. Which sorority was founded at Barnard in 1897?
A) Kappa Kappa Gamma
B) Alpha Omicron Pi
C) Sigma Kappa
D) Zeta Tau Alpha
  • 71. What is the length of the subway sandwich provided during the Big Sub event?
A) 300+ feet
B) 1000+ feet
C) 500+ feet
D) 700+ feet
  • 72. Which event grew out of a 1988 Seven Sisters conference?
A) Barnard Greek Games
B) Big Sub
C) Take Back the Night
D) Midnight Breakfast
  • 73. What is the theme-based event that occurs every semester at Barnard?
A) Barnard Greek Games
B) Take Back the Night
C) Big Sub
D) Midnight Breakfast
  • 74. Who worked with Smith to open Columbia classes to Barnard students?
A) Ellen Futter
B) Michael Sovern
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) 1955
B) 1900
C) 1973
D) 1983
  • 76. Which faculty member reportedly found Barnard students superior to their male Columbia counterparts?
A) Franz Boas
B) Seth Low
C) Peter Pouncey
D) William J. McGill
  • 77. From which year did Columbia and Barnard students not need permission to register for each other's classes?
A) 1973
B) 1977
C) 1983
D) 1955
  • 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) Peter Pouncey
B) Ellen Futter
C) Michael Sovern
D) Eleanor Thomas Elliott
  • 80. In what year did Barnard reject a merger proposal from Columbia?
A) 1973
B) 1980
C) 1975
D) 1982
  • 81. What was the percentage increase in applications to Columbia after it announced it would admit women in 1982?
A) 56%
B) 78%
C) 8%
D) 9%
  • 82. How many Barnard students transferred to Columbia after it began admitting women?
A) None
B) Seventy-eight
C) Eight
D) Nine
  • 83. What change occurred in Barnard's control over tenure for its faculty in 1982?
A) Tenure was shared equally
B) Columbia gained control over tenure
C) Barnard's control over tenure increased
D) Tenure was eliminated
  • 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) Student opposition
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) Partially successful
D) Postponed indefinitely
  • 87. In what year did Columbia College begin admitting women?
A) 1980
B) 1973
C) 1982
D) 1983
  • 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) Financial partnership
B) Complete merger
C) Integration without assimilation
D) Separate entities
  • 91. What was the main reason for Columbia's desire to merge with Barnard during the 1970s?
A) Academic rivalry
B) Facility expansion
C) Financial difficulties
D) Increase in student applications
  • 92. What was the outcome for selectivity at both schools after admitting women?
A) Selectivity rose
B) Selectivity remained the same
C) Selectivity was eliminated
D) Selectivity decreased
  • 93. How often are the terms of the Columbia-Barnard affiliation renegotiated?
A) Annually
B) Every 5 years
C) Every 10 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) 15
B) 5
C) 20
D) 10
  • 97. Who was the president of Barnard College during the controversy involving Linda LeClair?
A) Leslie Grinage
B) Nara Milanich
C) Martha Peterson
D) Grayson Kirk
  • 98. What was the specific requirement for Barnard women crossing into Columbia campus wearing shorts or pants?
A) Cover themselves with a long coat
B) Wear a scarf
C) Wear a hat
D) Carry an umbrella
  • 99. In what year did Barnard College expel two students for disrupting a class at Columbia University?
A) 2015
B) 2025
C) 2018
D) 2020
  • 100. Who taught the class that was disrupted by the students in 2025?
A) Professor Nara Milanich
B) Professor Severin Fowles
C) Professor Avi Shilon
D) Professor Leslie Grinage
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