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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The internal and external barriers that women face in the workplace are related by the author using what metaphor in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) Birds of a feather.
(b) The chicken and the egg.
(c) Counting chickens before they hatch.
(d) Looking in a gift horse’s mouth.
2. What does the author call the “phenomenon of capable people being plagued by self-doubt” in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
(a) Chronic anxiety.
(b) Stereotype threat.
(c) Abject racism.
(d) The impostor syndrome.
3. What is described by the author as dominance hormones in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
(a) Testosterone.
(b) Estrogen.
(c) Calcitonin.
(d) Cortisol.
4. The author says in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table” that while in college, both she and her brother took a course in what together?
(a) European intellectual history.
(b) Advanced economics.
(c) Postmodern literature.
(d) Contemporary drama.
5. How many of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women, according to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) 16.
(b) 21.
(c) 33.
(d) 19.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many women and girls does the author say are currently trapped in the sex trade worldwide in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
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. 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”?
4. According to the author in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap,” females make up what percentage of people earning undergraduate degrees today?
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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