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Atlas Shrugged, an Epic card
Atlas Shrugged is a 1957 novel by Ayn Rand. It is her longest novel, the fourth and final one published during her lifetime, and the one she considered her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 96
- Power
- 178
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 540,000
Power 178 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Atlas Shrugged quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Atlas Shrugged card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Of Rand's works of fiction, it contains her most extensive statement of her ______ system.
Answer
philosophical. Of Rand's works of fiction, it contains her most extensive statement of her philosophical system. From the Atlas Shrugged article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Atlas Shrugged is a ____ novel by Ayn Rand. It is her longest novel, the fourth and final one published during her lifetime, and the one she considered her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing.
Answer
1950s. Atlas Shrugged is a 1957 novel by Ayn Rand. It is her longest novel, the fourth and final one published during her lifetime, and the one she considered her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing. From the Atlas Shrugged article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Blackface. Blackface 95 · St. Peter's Basilica 88 · Atlas Shrugged 82 · El Dorado 78 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- She described the theme of Atlas Shrugged as "the role of man's mind in existence" and it includes elements of science fiction, mystery, and romance.
- The book explores a number of philosophical themes from which Rand would subsequently develop Objectivism, including reason, property rights, individualism, rational egoism, and laissez-faire capitalism and depicts what Rand saw as the evil of altruism and governmental coercion.
- Of Rand's works of fiction, it contains her most extensive statement of her philosophical system.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Atlas Shrugged article was read about 540,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 96: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Atlas Shrugged
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Atlas Shrugged (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Published by Random House . Jacket design by George Salter ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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