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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the leader of Fidelity’s media and Internet investment group that the author discusses in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?
(a) Kristina Salen.
(b) Rosabeth Moss Kanter.
(c) Gloria Steinem.
(d) Nitin Nohria.

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

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

4. About how many families with children in the U.S. are led by a single parent today, according to the author in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?
(a) 12%.
(b) 65%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 45%.

5. What professor from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine told Sandberg that he abolished the system of hand-raising after hearing her TEDTalk?
(a) Shankar Vedantam.
(b) Padmasree Warrior.
(c) Dr. John Probasco.
(d) Dr. Peggy McIntosh.

6. In a 2007 study of well-educated professional women who had left the paid workforce, what percentage cited their husbands as a critical factor in their decision, according to the author in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?
(a) 60%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 50%.

7. In what year does Sheryl Sandberg say her mother left the workforce to care for her ailing parents, in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2010.
(c) 1998.
(d) 2006.

8. What author does Sandberg cite in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner” with the quote: “It’s not about biology, but about consciousness”?
(a) Samuel Beckett.
(b) Gloria Steinem.
(c) Elise Scheck.
(d) Bob Steel.

9. For how many years does Sheryl Sandberg say her mother taught full-time after raising her children in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?
(a) 15.
(b) 25.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

10. What modern-day technological advancement has changed the equation of which parent is the primary caretaker for infants, according to the author in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?
(a) The television.
(b) The internet.
(c) The breast pump.
(d) The baby bottle.

11. Who is the founder of LinkedIn?
(a) Reid Hoffman.
(b) Caroline O’Connor.
(c) Pattie Sellers.
(d) Mary Sue Coleman.

12. What percentage of U.S. working wives now out-earn their husbands, according to the author in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?
(a) 30%.
(b) 12%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 23%.

13. In what year was Sheryl Sandberg named the Treasury Department’s chief of staff?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2002.

14. 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) Shankar Vedantam.
(b) Padmasree Warrior.
(c) Sabeen Virani.
(d) Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.

15. What nonprofit to prevent noise-induced hearing loss in young people did Sheryl Sandberg’s mother found?
(a) Noise Pollution: Make it Stop.
(b) Ear Peace: Save Your Hearing.
(c) High Frequency: End of Deafness.
(d) Piercing Noise: Stop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who “joined Facebook in 2008 and held a number of jobs throughout the company in communications, human resources, and mobile products,” according to the author in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

2. What comic autobiography does the author cite by Tina Fey in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

3. In Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner,” the author cites a 2009 study which found that what percentage of people “in dual-earner marriages said that they shared housework, child care, and breadwinning evenly”?

4. Who gave a 1996 commencement speech at Wellesley and, speaking of the difficulty of juggling a career and family, said, “It will be a little messy, but embrace the mess. It will be complicated, but rejoice in the complications”?

5. What Harvard Business School professor is cited in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner” as answering the question of what men could do to advance women’s leadership with “the laundry”?

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