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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who won the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for “helping to lead the women’s protests that toppled Liberia’s dictator,” according to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) Bob Steel.
(b) Leymah Gbowee.
(c) Shankar Vedantam.
(d) Nitin Nohria.
2. During what decade did women become 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, according to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) The 1960s.
(b) The 1970s.
(c) The 1990s.
(d) The 1980s.
3. How many women and girls does the author say are currently trapped in the sex trade worldwide in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) 1.5 million.
(b) 2.9 million.
(c) 6.7. million.
(d) 4.4 million.
4. In what year was Anita Summer hired as an economist by the Standard Oil Company, according to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1935.
5. During the Great Depression, the author says that her grandmother was pulled out of Morris High School to help support the household by doing what?
(a) Sewing fabric flowers on undergarments.
(b) Working in an automotive factory.
(c) Working as a secretary to a lawyer.
(d) Selling groceries at a nearby market.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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”?
2. The author states in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution” that of the 195 independent countries in the world, how many are led by women?
3. Who is described as “president of the Rockefeller Foundation and the first woman to serve as president of an Ivy League university” in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?
4. 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?
5. What percentage of seats in parliament are currently held by women globally, according to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
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