1. Who is the chief technology officer of Cisco that the author cites in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table” from an article in The Huffington Post?
(a) Josh Steiner.
(b) Virginia Rometty.
(c) Padmasree Warrior.
(d) Emily White.

2. Who was the former chief of staff at the Treasury Department that gave Sheryl Sandberg the advice of figuring out what she wanted to do before she went to see the people who had the ability to hire her?
(a) Josh Steiner.
(b) Marlo Thomas.
(c) Erin Burnett.
(d) Bob Steel.

3. What management committee partner at Goldman Sachs in the late 1990s established a “breakfast or lunch only policy” for employees to create equal access for men and women, according to the author in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”
(a) Bob Steel.
(b) Omid Kordestani.
(c) Justin Osofsky.
(d) Mary Sue Coleman.

4. 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) Mary Sue Coleman.
(b) Omid Kordestani.
(c) Tim Geithner.
(d) Lori Goler.

5. According to the author in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner,” how many states in the U.S. provide any income replacement for the care of a new baby?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author says in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner” that her husband Dave taught her how to change a diaper when their first son was how old?

2. Who was the dean that invited Sheryl Sandberg to speak in an interview with him at Harvard Business School in 2011?

3. Who was the author’s mentor whom she began working for when he was chief economist at the World Bank?

4. When did the Arab Spring begin?

5. The author notes in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” that “searching for a mentor has become the professional equivalent of” what?

(see the answer key)

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