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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Sotomayer nominated to the Supreme Court?
(a) June 21, 2009.
(b) March 9, 2009.
(c) May 26, 2009.
(d) April 11, 2009.

2. When did Marty Ginsburg die?
(a) July 18, 2010.
(b) June 27, 2010.
(c) May 1, 2010.
(d) April 19, 2010.

3. In Chapter 1 when Ginsburg was presenting cases before the Supreme Court, how many cases did she win of those she argued for women's rights?
(a) 5 out of 6.
(b) 7 out of 8.
(c) 3 out of 4.
(d) 9 out of 10.

4. In Chapter 6, for how many years did Ginsburg spend as the major caretaker of her home and her child while Marty worked to become a partner in a New York law firm?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

5. In Chapter 6, what play did Ginsburg and her husband see on Broadway where people stood when they saw Ginsburg and applauded?
(a) Cats.
(b) Rent.
(c) Proof.
(d) Riverdance.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did justices override elected officials to strike down a major portion of a law that helped people have access to the ballot in Shelby County v. Holder?

2. When Lilly Ledbetter received a paper showing the salaries of men's salaries at Goodyear Tire, how much more were the men making than she was in Chapter 8?

3. When did Republicans and Democrats come together to declare that the Voting Rights Acts was still necessary in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 1, what was the temperature?

5. When was Ginsburg nominated to the Supreme Court?

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