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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the 13th President of the University of Michigan that was named in 2009 as one of the nation’s “10 best college presidents” by Time Magazine?
(a) Emily White.
(b) Justin Osofsky.
(c) Dr. Peggy McIntosh.
(d) Mary Sue Coleman.

2. What does the author call the “phenomenon of capable people being plagued by self-doubt” in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
(a) Stereotype threat.
(b) The impostor syndrome.
(c) Abject racism.
(d) Chronic anxiety.

3. What media mogul does the author cite in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” as having said, “I mentor when I see something and say, ‘I want to see that grow’”?
(a) Virginia Rometty.
(b) Sarah Palin.
(c) Oprah Winfrey.
(d) Shankar Vedantam.

4. What is described by the author as stress hormones in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
(a) Estrogen.
(b) Cortisol.
(c) Calcitonin.
(d) Testosterone.

5. According to the author in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability,” what magazine ran a story in November 2011 about female entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and “illustrated it by superimposing the featured women’s heads onto male bodies”?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Time.
(d) People.

6. Based on the 2003 study cited by the author in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability,” she concludes that “success and likeability” are correlated how for women?
(a) Negatively.
(b) Abstractly.
(c) Demurely.
(d) Positively.

7. After finishing business school, Sheryl Sandberg took a job as a consultant at what company in Los Angeles?
(a) McKinsey & Company.
(b) Facebook.
(c) Yahoo.
(d) Walters & Williams.

8. Whom does the author say started working with her “right out of college and now runs mobile partnerships for Facebook” in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”
(a) Meg Whitman.
(b) Erin Burnett.
(c) Emily White.
(d) Alice Walker.

9. The author states in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder” that as of 2010, the average American had how many jobs from the ages of 18 to 46?
(a) 5.
(b) 19.
(c) 11.
(d) 3.

10. During the time that the author worked at Google, how many employees does she say she hired in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 500.

11. When does Sheryl Sandberg say she graduated college in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1995.

12. Who is the Treasury Secretary at Facebook that the author describes hosing a meeting for a few years ago in the opening of Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
(a) Tim Geithner.
(b) Omid Kordestani.
(c) Mary Sue Coleman.
(d) Lori Goler.

13. The author notes in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” that “searching for a mentor has become the professional equivalent of” what?
(a) “Stalling at the gate.”
(b) “Flying too close to the sun.”
(c) “Waiting for Prince Charming.”
(d) “Counting chickens before they hatch.”

14. What 1972 song does the author describe in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap” as being about a little boy who begs his father for a traditional girl’s toy?
(a) Free to Be … You and Me.
(b) Lost in the Moon.
(c) A Boy Named Sue.
(d) Joey’s Song.

15. The author asserts in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap,” “The gender stereotypes introduced in childhood are reinforced throughout our lives and become” what?
(a) “Self-fulfilling prophecies.”
(b) “Facts in adulthood.”
(c) “Regulations toward marriage.”
(d) “Barriers to happiness.”

Short Answer Questions

1. The author says in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table” that while in college, both she and her brother took a course in what together?

2. In 2010, women were paid how much for every dollar that their male counterparts were paid, according to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

3. Where was the first job that Sheryl Sandberg took after graduating college?

4. The author asserts in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder,” “Just as I believe everyone should have a long-term dream, I also believe everyone should have” what?

5. What profession did Sheryl Sandberg’s father enter into?

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