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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder” that as of 2010, the average American had how many jobs from the ages of 18 to 46?
(a) 19.
(b) 3.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

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”?
(a) Counting chickens before they hatch.
(b) Birds of a feather.
(c) Looking in a gift horse’s mouth.
(d) The chicken and the egg.

3. 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) 69%.
(b) 45%.
(c) 57%.
(d) 15%.

4. 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) Leymah Gbowee.
(d) Larry Summers.

5. When did the Arab Spring begin?
(a) December, 2010.
(b) January, 2010.
(c) September, 2012.
(d) October, 2011.

6. Who is the chief technology officer of Cisco that the author cites in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table” from an article in The Huffington Post?
(a) Emily White.
(b) Padmasree Warrior.
(c) Virginia Rometty.
(d) Josh Steiner.

7. 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) Shankar Vedantam.
(b) Sarah Palin.
(c) Virginia Rometty.
(d) Oprah Winfrey.

8. The author asserts in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability” that what “is key to achieving more success”?
(a) “Earning initial success.”
(b) “Owning one’s success.”
(c) “Earning high grades.”
(d) “Attending a top university.”

9. During the Great Depression, the author says that her grandmother was pulled out of Morris High School to help support the household by doing what?
(a) Working in an automotive factory.
(b) Working as a secretary to a lawyer.
(c) Sewing fabric flowers on undergarments.
(d) Selling groceries at a nearby market.

10. How many women and girls does the author say are currently trapped in the sex trade worldwide in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) 1.5 million.
(b) 6.7. million.
(c) 2.9 million.
(d) 4.4 million.

11. What was the author voted as by her senior class, according to the narrative in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?
(a) “Most likely to end up in jail.”
(b) “Most likely to succeed.”
(c) “Most likely to become famous.”
(d) “Most likely to be a politician.”

12. What does the author call the “phenomenon of capable people being plagued by self-doubt” in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
(a) Stereotype threat.
(b) Chronic anxiety.
(c) The impostor syndrome.
(d) Abject racism.

13. The author writes in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability” that during the summer between her first and second years in business school, she received what award for having the highest first-year academic record?
(a) A Henry Ford Scholarship.
(b) An Eisenhower Scholarship.
(c) A Rhodes Scholarship.
(d) A William Taft Scholarship.

14. What is described by the author as dominance hormones in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
(a) Cortisol.
(b) Testosterone.
(c) Calcitonin.
(d) Estrogen.

15. 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?
(a) Joey’s Song.
(b) A Boy Named Sue.
(c) Lost in the Moon.
(d) Free to Be … You and Me.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” that “Studies show that mentors select protégés based on” what?

2. Who is the Treasury Secretary at Facebook that the author describes hosing a meeting for a few years ago in the opening of Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

3. 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?

4. Where does the author say she attended a large public high school growing up in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

5. The author states in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution” that of the 195 independent countries in the world, how many are led by women?

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