Lean In Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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 C

Sheryl Sandberg
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 165 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the author say she attended a large public high school growing up in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
(a) Brooklyn, New York.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Cleveland, Ohio.
(d) Miami, Florida.

2. Who does the author describe as her “business crush” and eBay CEO in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder”?
(a) Tim Geithner.
(b) Mary Sue Coleman.
(c) Meg Whitman.
(d) Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.

3. 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”?
(a) Nitin Nohria.
(b) Oprah Winfrey.
(c) Ken Auletta.
(d) Emily White.

4. 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?
(a) 18%.
(b) 24%.
(c) 66%.
(d) 57%.

5. 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) 69%.
(d) 57%.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is the New York University professor that co-ran an experiment to test perceptions of women and men in the workplace in the 2003 study discussed in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

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