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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

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

2. What media mogul does the author cite in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” as having said, “I mentor when I see something and say, ‘I want to see that grow’”?
(a) Virginia Rometty.
(b) Sarah Palin.
(c) Oprah Winfrey.
(d) Shankar Vedantam.

3. Of Yale alumni who had reached their forties by 2000, what percentage of the men remained in the workforce, according to the author in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?
(a) 90%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 65%.
(d) 43%.

4. Who is described as the “deputy director of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Women and Foreign Policy Program” in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?
(a) Pattie Sellers.
(b) Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.
(c) Mary Sue Coleman.
(d) Meg Whitman.

5. Who is the author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter?
(a) Meg Whitman.
(b) Nitin Nohria.
(c) Peggy Orenstein.
(d) Emily White.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What was the author voted as by her senior class, according to the narrative in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?

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

4. What professional title does Sheryl Sandberg say her brother David holds in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

5. Whom does the author say started working with her “right out of college and now runs mobile partnerships for Facebook” in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”

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