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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 states in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution” that of the 195 independent countries in the world, how many are led by women?
(a) 17.
(b) 33.
(c) 29.
(d) 10.

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) Rosalind Einhorn.
(b) Deborah Gruenfeld.
(c) Mary Sue Coleman.
(d) Jocelyn Goldfein.

3. What percentage of seats in parliament are currently held by women globally, according to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) 20%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 80%.

4. 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) 16%.
(b) 41%.
(c) 33%.
(d) 56%.

5. The author says in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution” that she became pregnant with her first child in the summer of what year?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2010.
(d) 2004.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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”?

3. When does Sheryl Sandberg say she graduated college in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

4. How old does the author say she was when she first married, in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

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

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