Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The author asserts in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap,” “The gender stereotypes introduced in childhood are reinforced throughout our lives and become” what?
(a) “Regulations toward marriage.”
(b) “Barriers to happiness.”
(c) “Facts in adulthood.”
(d) “Self-fulfilling prophecies.”
2. What coed college does the author say her mother attended in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) The University of Pennsylvania.
(d) U.C. Berkeley.
3. 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) 1958.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1953.
4. When does Sheryl Sandberg say she graduated college in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1997.
5. According to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution,” “A 2011 McKinsey report noted that men are promoted based on potential, while women are promoted based on” what?
(a) “Personality.”
(b) “Academic credentials.”
(c) “Past accomplishments.”
(d) “Physical attractiveness.”
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. Where did the author’s grandmother go on to graduate from college, according to her story in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?
5. What social-psychological phenomenon is described with the observation that when members of a group are made aware of a negative stereotype, they are more likely to perform according to that stereotype?
|
This section contains 331 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
