View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth,” Sandberg notes that at Facebook, a company-wide Q&A is held when?
(a) On the first day of every month.
(b) Every two weeks.
(c) Every Friday.
(d) Every other month.

2. The author states in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap,” “A 2012 McKinsey survey of more than four thousand employees of leading companies found that 36 percent of the men wanted to reach the C-suite, compared to” what percentage of women?
(a) 57%.
(b) 66%.
(c) 24%.
(d) 18%.

3. How old does the author say she was when she first married, in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?
(a) 24.
(b) 26.
(c) 30.
(d) 29.

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

5. Who is described as IBM’s first female CEO in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
(a) Emily White.
(b) Virginia Rometty.
(c) Clara Shih.
(d) Erin Burnett.

Short Answer Questions

1. What coed college does the author say her mother attended in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

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. For how long does the author say she worked for Google in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

4. After working in the Obama White House, who joined Facebook to run global public policy, according to the author in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

5. Who was the secretary of the Treasury when Sheryl Sandberg began working there in 1996?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 302 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample