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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Advanced economics.
(b) European intellectual history.
(c) Contemporary drama.
(d) Postmodern literature.

2. 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) Nitin Nohria.
(b) Shankar Vedantam.
(c) Leymah Gbowee.
(d) Bob Steel.

3. 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) “Academic credentials.”
(b) “Past accomplishments.”
(c) “Physical attractiveness.”
(d) “Personality.”

4. 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%.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is described as IBM’s first female CEO in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

3. How many women and girls does the author say are currently trapped in the sex trade worldwide in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

4. What is described by the author as dominance hormones in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

5. Who is the Treasury Secretary at Facebook that the author describes hosing a meeting for a few years ago in the opening of Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

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