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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. 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) Lost in the Moon.
(b) A Boy Named Sue.
(c) Joey’s Song.
(d) Free to Be … You and Me.
2. What children’s clothing company is described in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap” as having once sold onesies for boys that said “Smart like Daddy” and onesies for girls that said “Pretty like Mommy”?
(a) Gymboree.
(b) Tea Collection.
(c) Toddlers & Tots.
(d) JanieandJack.
3. The author states in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” that “Studies show that mentors select protégés based on” what?
(a) “Need and ability to give.”
(b) “Performance and potential.”
(c) “Credentials and past achievements.”
(d) “Appearance and personality.”
4. Who is the Columbia Business School professor that co-ran an experiment to test perceptions of women and men in the workplace in the 2003 study discussed in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?
(a) Frank Flynn.
(b) Clara Shih.
(c) Josh Steiner.
(d) Justin Osofsky.
5. Who “joined Facebook in 2008 and held a number of jobs throughout the company in communications, human resources, and mobile products,” according to the author in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?
(a) Alice Walker.
(b) Molly Graham.
(c) Omid Kordestani.
(d) Don Graham.
Short Answer Questions
1. The author states in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth” that truth is better served by using what kind of language?
2. The author says in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth” that a recent study found that what was the phrase most frequently used to describe the most effective leaders?
3. What well-known CNN journalist credits Willow Bay for mentoring her when she started out, according to the author in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”
4. The author cites a 2012 Pew study in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap” which found that among young people ages 18-34, what percentage of women rated “success in a high-paying career or profession” as important to their lives?
5. Who is the New York University professor that co-ran an experiment to test perceptions of women and men in the workplace in the 2003 study discussed in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?
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