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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The author states in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability,” “A study that looked at the starting salaries of students graduating with a master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University found that” what percentage of men tried to negotiate for a higher offer?
(a) 45%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 57%.
(d) 69%.
2. What economist at the first job the author took convinced her that attending business school would be a better alternative than going to law school?
(a) Lant Pritchett.
(b) Padmasree Warrior.
(c) Larry Summers.
(d) Leymah Gbowee.
3. According to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution,” women of color hold what percentage top corporate jobs today?
(a) 4%.
(b) 8%.
(c) 12%.
(d) 10%.
4. Who was the head of sales and business development at Google that gave Sheryl Sandberg her first opportunity to run a small deal team, according to the author in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder”?
(a) Shankar Vedantam.
(b) Omid Kordestani.
(c) Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.
(d) Mark Zuckerberg.
5. 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) 56%.
(b) 41%.
(c) 16%.
(d) 33%.
Short Answer Questions
1. What coed college does the author say her mother attended in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?
2. What author is cited by Sandberg as having written in The New Yorker that for women, “self-doubt becomes a form of self-defense” in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?
3. The author asserts in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder,” “Just as I believe everyone should have a long-term dream, I also believe everyone should have” what?
4. Eric Schmidt, when offering Sheryl Sandberg her first position at Google, told her “that only one criterion mattered when picking a job.” What is that criterion?
5. Who joked that, “a man has to be Joe McCarthy in order to be called ruthless. All a woman needs to do is put you on hold,” according to the author in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?
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