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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. 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?
(a) 33%.
(b) 56%.
(c) 41%.
(d) 16%.
2. Who is the author’s grandmother whom she says was born exactly 52 years before she was, in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?
(a) Mary Sue Coleman.
(b) Deborah Gruenfeld.
(c) Jocelyn Goldfein.
(d) Rosalind Einhorn.
3. In 2010, women were paid how much for every dollar that their male counterparts were paid, according to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) $0.67.
(b) $0.45.
(c) $0.77.
(d) $0.59.
4. What children’s clothing company is described in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap” as having once sold onesies for boys that said “Smart like Daddy” and onesies for girls that said “Pretty like Mommy”?
(a) Toddlers & Tots.
(b) JanieandJack.
(c) Tea Collection.
(d) Gymboree.
5. Who was the author’s mentor whom she began working for when he was chief economist at the World Bank?
(a) Virginia Rometty.
(b) Josh Steiner.
(c) Emily White.
(d) Larry Summers.
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. 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. How old does the author say she was when she first married, in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?
4. 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?
5. What is described by the author as stress hormones in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
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