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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth,” Sandberg notes that at Facebook, a company-wide Q&A is held when?
(a) Every Friday.
(b) Every two weeks.
(c) On the first day of every month.
(d) Every other month.

2. The author says in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner” that her husband Dave taught her how to change a diaper when their first son was how old?
(a) 8 days old.
(b) 3 days old.
(c) 2 months old.
(d) 3 weeks old.

3. What CEO of Vodafone told the Sheryl Sandberg that he showed her TEDTalk to his senior management team, according to the author in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”?
(a) Frank Flynn.
(b) Cameron Anderson.
(c) Vittorio Colao.
(d) Leymah Gbowee.

4. Who was the CEO of Starbucks from 1987 through 2000?
(a) Meg Whitman.
(b) Howard Schultz.
(c) Omid Kordestani.
(d) Lant Pritchett.

5. The author states in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth” that truth is better served by using what kind of language?
(a) Belittling language.
(b) Eloquent language.
(c) Simple language.
(d) Affectionate language.

6. What American physicist and astronaut became the first American woman in space in 1983?
(a) Rosalind Einhorn.
(b) Michele Elam.
(c) Sally Ride.
(d) Marianne Cooper.

7. After giving her TEDTalk, Sheryl Sandberg received numerous letters from women who were inspired by it. One of her favorites that she discusses in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It” came from what consultant in Dubai?
(a) Padmasree Warrior.
(b) Sabeen Virani.
(c) Shankar Vedantam.
(d) Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.

8. According to the author in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality,” a recent survey showed that “high-potential women” working in business want to “pay it forward.” What percentage of these women had reached out to other women to help them develop their talents?
(a) 50%.
(b) 73%.
(c) 24%.
(d) 79%.

9. Who is said in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All” to have blazed a trail by having four children while being one of Google’s earliest and most valuable employees?
(a) Justin Osofsky.
(b) Susan Wojcicki.
(c) Clara Shih.
(d) Emily White.

10. Of Yale alumni who had reached their forties by 2000, what percentage of the women remained in the workforce, according to the author in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?
(a) 43%.
(b) 56%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 90%.

11. Who is the dean of Weill Cornell Medical College that the author cites in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All” as having said that the key for her in pursuing her career while raising children was learning where to focus her attention?
(a) Dr. Laurie Glimcher.
(b) Marlo Thomas.
(c) Virginia Rometty.
(d) Dr. Peggy McIntosh.

12. According to the author in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave,” what percentage of mothers whose husband’s earnings landed in the top 5% were out of the labor force in 2006?
(a) 43%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 20%.

13. The author asserts in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All,” “Instead of pondering the question ‘Can we have it all?’ we should be asking” what more practical question?
(a) “Do we want it all?”
(b) “Are you my mentor?”
(c) “Who will help?”
(d) “Can we do it all?”

14. In Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All,” the author describes going to a business conference with her children and taking the eBay plane. What did her daughter contract during this trip?
(a) Bronchitis.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Lice.
(d) The flu.

15. In what year was Sandra Day O’Connor appointed as an Associate Justice for the Supreme Court?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1981.

Short Answer Questions

1. What professor from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine told Sandberg that he abolished the system of hand-raising after hearing her TEDTalk?

2. The author says in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It” that in between her junior and senior years of high school, she worked as a page in D.C. for what congressman?

3. The author states in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth” that “the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than” what?

4. According to the author in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner,” how many states in the U.S. provide any income replacement for the care of a new baby?

5. Fred Kofman is described in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth” as a former MIT professor and the author of what book?

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