Lean In Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Sheryl Sandberg
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 165 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Lean In Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Sheryl Sandberg
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) “Abject racism.”
(b) “Stereotype threat.”
(c) “Tokenism.”
(d) “Fear of the Other.”

2. According to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution,” women of color hold what percentage top corporate jobs today?
(a) 8%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 12%.
(d) 4%.

3. What is described by the author as stress hormones in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
(a) Cortisol.
(b) Calcitonin.
(c) Estrogen.
(d) Testosterone.

4. For how long does the author say she worked for Google in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
(a) 1 and ½ years.
(b) 2 and ½ years.
(c) 3 and ½ years.
(d) 6 and ½ years.

5. What does the author call the “phenomenon of capable people being plagued by self-doubt” in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
(a) The impostor syndrome.
(b) Abject racism.
(c) Chronic anxiety.
(d) Stereotype threat.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. According to the author in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap,” what percentage of mothers are primary breadwinners and earn the majority of their family’s earnings?

3. 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?

4. Who is the author’s grandmother whom she says was born exactly 52 years before she was, in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

5. 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”?

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