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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. The author says in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table” that while in college, both she and her brother took a course in what together?
(a) Advanced economics.
(b) Postmodern literature.
(c) Contemporary drama.
(d) European intellectual history.

2. Who is cited in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder” as having conceived the metaphor that “careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder”?
(a) Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.
(b) Judith Rodin.
(c) Pattie Sellers.
(d) Padmasree Warrior.

3. Who was the dean that invited Sheryl Sandberg to speak in an interview with him at Harvard Business School in 2011?
(a) Shankar Vedantam.
(b) Leymah Gbowee.
(c) Dr. Peggy McIntosh.
(d) Nitin Nohria.

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

5. Who does the author describe as her “business crush” and eBay CEO in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder”?
(a) Tim Geithner.
(b) Mary Sue Coleman.
(c) Meg Whitman.
(d) Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author’s grandmother whom she says was born exactly 52 years before she was, in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

2. 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”?

3. 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”?

4. What management committee partner at Goldman Sachs in the late 1990s established a “breakfast or lunch only policy” for employees to create equal access for men and women, according to the author in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”

5. What professor at Harvard Business School taught the social marketing classes that Sheryl Sandberg studied during her second year earning her M.B.A.?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sandberg relate of her own career plan in Chapter 4: "It's a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder"?

2. How does the author equate mentorship with Prince Charming in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”

3. What advice did Eric Schmidt give to the author in her story from Chapter 4: "It's a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder"?

4. What did Sandberg’s experience during her first pregnancy teach her about gender equality in the workplace in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

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

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

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

8. What study does the author describe in the beginning of Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”? Who conducted the study?

9. What does the author say regarding the progress that has been made regarding gender equality in the past 100 years in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

10. What internal report from Hewlett-Packard does the author describe in Chapter 4: "It's a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder"?

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