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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who founded Hearsay Social, described as “a software company that helps businesses manage their social media presence”?
2. Who is described in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability” as the founder and CEO of Facebook?
3. Who is the Columbia Business School 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”?
4. Who is described as the “deputy director of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Women and Foreign Policy Program” in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?
5. What economist at the first job the author took convinced her that attending business school would be a better alternative than going to law school?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of plans does the author say individuals should develop 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 author from The New Yorker is cited in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”? What did this author say about self-doubt?
4. Where was Sheryl Sandberg working when she became pregnant with her first child? How is this experience described in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
5. What example does the author give of the phenomenon called “stereotype threat” in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?
6. How does the author describe “impostor syndrome” in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
7. What story is related of Josh Steiner in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”
8. How does Sandberg describe her own process of choosing mentees in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”
9. What does the author say of Padmasree Warrior in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
10. What story does the author use to connect the title of Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” with the theme of the chapter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the concept of ambition and how ambition is perceived differently for women and for men. What are some examples of novels, plays, films, or television shows that perpetuate the notion that ambition is a negative quality for women and a positive quality for men? How do you think that we as a society should address this issue?
Essay Topic 2
When Eric Schmidt suggested “fast growth” as the only important criterion for taking employment, what did he mean? Was he correct in this assessment? Do you think that this piece of advice is more valuable today, given the speed of technological advancement, than it was 50 years ago? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Sheryl Sandberg asserts that women, more than men, struggle with candor, forthrightness, and honesty in the workplace. What are examples of the ways that honesty can hurt women in the corporate world? How is this different than the reactions to male honesty? How can one overcome these backlashes from the situation?
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