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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 9: “The Myth of Doing It All” that “Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for” what?
(a) “Success.”
(b) “Disaster.”
(c) “Self-effacement.”
(d) “Competition.”

2. 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) Piercing Noise: Stop.
(d) High Frequency: End of Deafness.

3. 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”?
(a) Omid Kordestani.
(b) Don Graham.
(c) Molly Graham.
(d) Alice Walker.

4. 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) 24%.
(b) 73%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 79%.

5. 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) 25.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

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

7. In a quote from Gloria Steinem in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All,” who is described as “the adversary of the women’s movement”?
(a) Mother Teresa.
(b) Eve.
(c) Sigmund Freud.
(d) Superwoman.

8. 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) Leymah Gbowee.
(b) Vittorio Colao.
(c) Cameron Anderson.
(d) Frank Flynn.

9. What does Sheryl Sandberg say is the first step to correcting a problem in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?Being aware of the problem.
(a) Being aware of the problem.
(b) Asking for help.
(c) Developing a focus group.
(d) Denial.

10. What “legendary Massachusetts representative” was the Speaker of the House at the time that Sheryl Sandberg worked as a page for her hometown congressman in D.C. between junior and senior year of high school?
(a) Tip O’Neill.
(b) Don Graham.
(c) Bob Steel.
(d) Frank Flynn.

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

12. About what percentage of married-couple families with children in the U.S. have two parents in the workforce today, according to the author in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?
(a) 65%.
(b) 12%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 45%.

13. Whom does the author describe that Facebook was recruiting for its business development team in 2009, in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?
(a) Emily White.
(b) Joanna Strober.
(c) Priti Choksi.
(d) Pattie Sellers.

14. 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) Simple language.
(c) Eloquent language.
(d) Affectionate language.

15. 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) Gloria Steinem.
(b) Bob Steel.
(c) Samuel Beckett.
(d) Elise Scheck.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In what year did Sheryl Sandberg give a TED speech titled "Why we have too few women leaders”?

3. In what year did Sheryl Sandberg earn her M.B.A. from Harvard Business School?

4. According to the author in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave,” what percentage of “highly qualified women with children are leaving careers, or ‘off-ramping,’ for a period of time” as a result of parenthood?

5. What childhood friend of the author’s does she say “looks back fondly on being pregnant, saying she has never felt so productive. She not only worked her usual hours as an attorney but organized her house and put five years of photos into albums,” in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

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