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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 journalist once catalogued the derogatory descriptions of some of the first female world leaders, noting that “England’s Margaret Thatcher” was called “Attila the Hen,” according to the author in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?
(a) Bob Steel.
(b) Oprah Winfrey.
(c) Shankar Vedantam.
(d) Erin Burnett.

2. After finishing business school, Sheryl Sandberg took a job as a consultant at what company in Los Angeles?
(a) McKinsey & Company.
(b) Yahoo.
(c) Walters & Williams.
(d) Facebook.

3. Whom does the author say started working with her “right out of college and now runs mobile partnerships for Facebook” in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”
(a) Emily White.
(b) Erin Burnett.
(c) Meg Whitman.
(d) Alice Walker.

4. 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”?
(a) 34%.
(b) 64%.
(c) 53%.
(d) 12%.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table” that when Facebook filed to go public, what newspaper “ran an article that kindly reminded me—and everyone else—that I had ‘been lucky’ and ‘had powerful mentors along the way’”?

2. According to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution,” “A 2011 McKinsey report noted that men are promoted based on potential, while women are promoted based on” what?

3. Who was the head of sales and business development at Google that gave Sheryl Sandberg her first opportunity to run a small deal team, according to the author in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder”?

4. When does Sheryl Sandberg say she graduated college in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the internal barriers that women face in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

2. What does the author say of Padmasree Warrior 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. Why does the author assert it is imperative to overcome gender stereotypes in the workplace in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

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

6. How does the author describe the disparity between the treatment of male and female behaviors at a young age in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

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

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

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