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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who founded Hearsay Social, described as “a software company that helps businesses manage their social media presence”?
(a) Marlo Thomas.
(b) Alice Walker.
(c) Omid Kordestani.
(d) Clara Shih.
2. In Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner,” the author cites a 2009 study which found that what percentage of people “in dual-earner marriages said that they shared housework, child care, and breadwinning evenly”?
(a) 16%.
(b) 45%.
(c) 9%.
(d) 22%.
3. In a 2007 study of well-educated professional women who had left the paid workforce, what percentage cited their husbands as a critical factor in their decision, according to the author in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?
(a) 60%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 40%.
4. Who was the dean that invited Sheryl Sandberg to speak in an interview with him at Harvard Business School in 2011?
(a) Nitin Nohria.
(b) Leymah Gbowee.
(c) Shankar Vedantam.
(d) Dr. Peggy McIntosh.
5. What professional title does Sheryl Sandberg say her brother David holds in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
(a) U.S. Congressman.
(b) Pediatric neurosurgeon.
(c) Entertainment lawyer.
(d) Supreme Court Judge.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is described in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” as the founder of CollegeSpring, “a nonprofit that provides SAT tutoring and college counseling to low-income students”?
2. The author notes in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” that “searching for a mentor has become the professional equivalent of” what?
3. What percentage of U.S. working wives now out-earn their husbands, according to the author in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?
4. The author states in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table” that when Facebook filed to go public, what newspaper “ran an article that kindly reminded me—and everyone else—that I had ‘been lucky’ and ‘had powerful mentors along the way’”?
5. The author states in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” that “Studies show that mentors select protégés based on” what?
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