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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What coed college does the author say her mother attended in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?
(a) U.C. Berkeley.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) The University of Pennsylvania.
2. 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?
(a) Lost in the Moon.
(b) Joey’s Song.
(c) A Boy Named Sue.
(d) Free to Be … You and Me.
3. How many of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women, according to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) 16.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 33.
4. 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) Working as a secretary to a lawyer.
(b) Working in an automotive factory.
(c) Sewing fabric flowers on undergarments.
(d) Selling groceries at a nearby market.
5. 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) “Self-fulfilling prophecies.”
(b) “Facts in adulthood.”
(c) “Regulations toward marriage.”
(d) “Barriers to happiness.”
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did the author’s grandmother go on to graduate from college, according to her story in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?
2. 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?
3. According to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution,” women of color hold what percentage top corporate jobs today?
4. 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”?
5. How old does the author say she was when she first married, in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?
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