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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. What 1972 song does the author describe in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap” as being about a little boy who begs his father for a traditional girl’s toy?
(a) Joey’s Song.
(b) A Boy Named Sue.
(c) Free to Be … You and Me.
(d) Lost in the Moon.

2. How many of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women, according to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) 16.
(b) 33.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

3. What does the author call the “phenomenon of capable people being plagued by self-doubt” in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
(a) Stereotype threat.
(b) The impostor syndrome.
(c) Abject racism.
(d) Chronic anxiety.

4. How old does the author say she was when she first married, in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?
(a) 30.
(b) 26.
(c) 24.
(d) 29.

5. The author notes in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” that “searching for a mentor has become the professional equivalent of” what?
(a) “Stalling at the gate.”
(b) “Flying too close to the sun.”
(c) “Counting chickens before they hatch.”
(d) “Waiting for Prince Charming.”

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap,” what percentage of mothers are primary breadwinners and earn the majority of their family’s earnings?

2. During the time that the author worked at Google, how many employees does she say she hired in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

3. What professional title does Sheryl Sandberg say her brother David holds in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

4. According to the author in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap,” females make up what percentage of people earning undergraduate degrees today?

5. 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?”

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Sheryl Sandberg working when she became pregnant with her first child? How is this experience described in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

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

3. How is “stereotype threat” defined in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

4. What was the outcome discovered in the study described in the beginning of Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?

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

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

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

8. 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”?

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

10. What is the focus of Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table” With what anecdote does the author open this chapter?

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