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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the 13th President of the University of Michigan that was named in 2009 as one of the nation’s “10 best college presidents” by Time Magazine?
(a) Dr. Peggy McIntosh.
(b) Mary Sue Coleman.
(c) Emily White.
(d) Justin Osofsky.

2. What profession did Sheryl Sandberg’s father enter into?
(a) Entertainment law.
(b) Ophthalmology.
(c) Dentistry.
(d) Politics.

3. Where did Sheryl Sandberg attend college for her undergraduate degree?
(a) The University of Pennsylvania.
(b) U.C. Berkeley.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) Harvard University.

4. 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?”
(a) Justin Osofsky.
(b) Erin Burnett.
(c) Omid Kordestani.
(d) Bob Steel.

5. During what decade did women become 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, according to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) The 1970s.
(b) The 1990s.
(c) The 1980s.
(d) The 1960s.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability,” what magazine ran a story in November 2011 about female entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and “illustrated it by superimposing the featured women’s heads onto male bodies”?

2. Who is the New York University professor that co-ran an experiment to test perceptions of women and men in the workplace in the 2003 study discussed in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?

3. What is described by the author as dominance hormones in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

4. Who is described as IBM’s first female CEO in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

5. When the author became pregnant with her first child, she was running the online sales and operations groups for what corporation, as noted in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What example does the author give of the phenomenon called “stereotype threat” in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

2. How does the author propose overcoming “impostor syndrome” in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

3. How does Sandberg suggest one might go about soliciting a mentor in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”

4. What academic award does the author describe receiving in business school in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?

5. What story does the author use to connect the title of Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” with the theme of the chapter?

6. Why does the author prefer to view the system of corporate advancement as a jungle gym rather than a ladder?

7. What statistics does the author present in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution” to further express her points regarding women’s equality in the workplace?

8. How does the author describe “impostor syndrome” in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

9. What does Sheryl Sandberg say must be overcome in order to reach true gender equality in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

10. Why does the author assert it is imperative to overcome gender stereotypes in the workplace in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

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