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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Justin Osofsky.
(b) Mary Sue Coleman.
(c) Emily White.
(d) Dr. Peggy McIntosh.

3. What journalist once catalogued the derogatory descriptions of some of the first female world leaders, noting that “England’s Margaret Thatcher” was called “Attila the Hen,” according to the author in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?
(a) Shankar Vedantam.
(b) Oprah Winfrey.
(c) Bob Steel.
(d) Erin Burnett.

4. The author states in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth” that truth is better served by using what kind of language?
(a) Belittling language.
(b) Simple language.
(c) Eloquent language.
(d) Affectionate language.

5. Who is the chairman of the Washington Post Company that the author describes having met while working in Washington, D.C. over fifteen years ago in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”
(a) Josh Steiner.
(b) Don Graham.
(c) Garrett Neiman.
(d) Tim Geithner.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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”?

3. Where did the author’s grandmother go on to graduate from college, according to her story in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

4. 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’”?

5. 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?

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