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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author asserts in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap,” “The gender stereotypes introduced in childhood are reinforced throughout our lives and become” what?
(a) “Barriers to happiness.”
(b) “Regulations toward marriage.”
(c) “Self-fulfilling prophecies.”
(d) “Facts in adulthood.”

2. According to the author in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?,” “A study published by the Center for Work-Life Policy and the Harvard Business Review reported that” what percentage “of men at the level of vice president and above are hesitant to have a one-on-one meeting with a more junior woman”?
(a) 12%.
(b) 53%.
(c) 64%.
(d) 34%.

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

4. According to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution,” women of color hold what percentage top corporate jobs today?
(a) 10%.
(b) 12%.
(c) 4%.
(d) 8%.

5. The author states in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table” that when Facebook filed to go public, what newspaper “ran an article that kindly reminded me—and everyone else—that I had ‘been lucky’ and ‘had powerful mentors along the way’”?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The Wall Street Journal.
(d) The Chicago Tribune.

6. How old does the author say she was when she first married, in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?
(a) 29.
(b) 24.
(c) 30.
(d) 26.

7. Who is the highly regarded senior director of marketing at eBay whom the author says called her about a month after she began working for Facebook in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder”?
(a) Judith Rodin.
(b) Lori Goler.
(c) Padmasree Warrior.
(d) Leymah Gbowee.

8. What children’s clothing company is described in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap” as having once sold onesies for boys that said “Smart like Daddy” and onesies for girls that said “Pretty like Mommy”?
(a) Toddlers & Tots.
(b) JanieandJack.
(c) Gymboree.
(d) Tea Collection.

9. The author states in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” that “Studies show that mentors select protégés based on” what?
(a) “Credentials and past achievements.”
(b) “Need and ability to give.”
(c) “Appearance and personality.”
(d) “Performance and potential.”

10. 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?
(a) “A one-year plan.”
(b) “An eighteen-month plan.”
(c) “A six-month plan.”
(d) “A two-year plan.”

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

12. According to the author in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap,” females make up what percentage of people earning undergraduate degrees today?
(a) 57%.
(b) 18%.
(c) 24%.
(d) 66%.

13. In what year was Anita Summer hired as an economist by the Standard Oil Company, according to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1953.

14. What author does Sheryl Sandberg quote in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder” as having observed, “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any”?
(a) Virginia Rometty.
(b) Mark Zuckerberg.
(c) Alice Walker.
(d) Padmasree Warrior.

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

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

3. Whom does the author say “caught my attention at Facebook years ago when we were getting ready for our first senior-level meeting with the Walt Disney Company” in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”

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?

5. Who won the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for “helping to lead the women’s protests that toppled Liberia’s dictator,” according to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

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