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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was a woman denied the right to administer her dead son's estate in Chapter 4?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Indiana.

2. What color was the sign that Brenda Feigen hung on the door of the WRP's territory at the ACLU offices?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

3. Since when was the Equal Rights Amendment introduced in every session of Congress?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1924.

4. In Chapter 3, how many library books would Ginsburg check out weekly when her mother dropped her off at the library and went to get her hair cut?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

5. What instrument did Gingsburg play in high school?
(a) Violin.
(b) Clarinet.
(c) Flute.
(d) Cello.

6. In 1978, what percent of students enrolled at Harvard Law school were women?
(a) 40.
(b) 45.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

7. When did Ginsburg help draft the Pregnancy Discrimination Act?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1975.

8. In Chapter 1, what jabot would Ginsburg wear as her dissent collar?
(a) Yellow collar crocheted with pink edges
(b) Scalloped collar with glass beads.
(c) Gold bib that resembles wings.
(d) Crocheted collar with gold chains.

9. In Chapter 3, how long did Ginsburg clerk for Federal judge Palmieri?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

10. When did Ginsburg begin teaching at Rutgers School of Law?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1960.

11. What type of law did Marty Ginsburg practice?
(a) Admiralty.
(b) Trademark.
(c) Civil.
(d) Tax.

12. In Chapter 4, what image was on stamps of early mailings from the ACLU Women's Rights Project?
(a) Playboy Bunny.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) General Douglas MacArthur.
(d) Polar Bear.

13. When was the 25th anniversary of women at Harvard Law School celebrated?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1980.

14. When did the Supreme Court rule on Frontiero v. Richardson?
(a) April 11, 1973.
(b) May 14, 1973.
(c) June 23, 1973.
(d) March 3, 1973.

15. In the "Authors' Note," when did Irin Carmon interview Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
(a) June 2013.
(b) April 2016.
(c) February 2015.
(d) March 2014.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what was the name of the man who was denied the same housing, medical, and dental benefits as other military spouses?

2. What time did the a marshall call for the court to begin in Chapter 1?

3. When did Marty Ginsburg die?

4. When did Ginsburg become pregnant with her second child?

5. What nickname did Ginsburg older sister give her when Ginsburg was a child?

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