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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession did Sheryl Sandberg’s father enter into?
(a) Dentistry.
(b) Entertainment law.
(c) Politics.
(d) Ophthalmology.

2. Who was the head of sales and business development at Google that gave Sheryl Sandberg her first opportunity to run a small deal team, according to the author in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder”?
(a) Mark Zuckerberg.
(b) Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.
(c) Omid Kordestani.
(d) Shankar Vedantam.

3. What was Ray Kelly’s position at the time that Sheryl Sandberg began serving as chief of staff for the Treasury?
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) Commissioner of the U.S. Treasury Service.
(c) Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service.
(d) Speaker of the House.

4. In what year did Sheryl Sandberg give a TED speech titled "Why we have too few women leaders”?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2012.

5. The author states in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” that “Studies show that mentors select protégés based on” what?
(a) “Performance and potential.”
(b) “Need and ability to give.”
(c) “Appearance and personality.”
(d) “Credentials and past achievements.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Fred Kofman is described in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth” as a former MIT professor and the author of what book?

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. According to the author in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave,” what percentage of mothers whose husband’s earnings landed in the top 5% were out of the labor force in 2006?

4. The author asserts in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap,” “The gender stereotypes introduced in childhood are reinforced throughout our lives and become” what?

5. About what percentage of married-couple families with children in the U.S. have two parents in the workforce today, according to the author in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

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