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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How old was Shana Knizhnik in 2013?
(a) 24.
(b) 22.
(c) 25.
(d) 23.

5. In Chapter 4, how long did Ginsburg have to present her case?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

6. How many times did Ginsburg fail her driving test before passing?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

7. When was Ginsburg nominated to the Supreme Court?
(a) June 14, 1993.
(b) May 11, 1993.
(c) April 24, 1993.
(d) July 29, 1993.

8. When did Columbia offer Ginsburg the opportunity to become the law school's first tenured female professor?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1972.

9. When was the ACLU's Women's Rights Project established with Brenda Feigen and Ginsburg?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1972.

10. In Chapter 4, where did Susan Struck end up being stationed?
(a) Kirkland Air Force Base.
(b) Barksdale Air Force Base.
(c) Minot Air Force Base.
(d) Francis E. Warren Air Force Base.

11. When was abolitionist feminist Sarah Grimke invited to sit in the Chief Justice's seat?
(a) February 1854.
(b) November 1853.
(c) December 1853.
(d) January 1854.

12. 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) 9 out of 10.
(b) 7 out of 8.
(c) 5 out of 6.
(d) 3 out of 4.

13. What time would Ginsburg leave her clerks voice mails with instructions in Chapter 1?
(a) 1 a.m.
(b) 2 or 3 a.m.
(c) 4 or 5 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

14. What rapper did Shana Knizhnik refer to when she made her t-shirts that said "Notorious R.B.G." (7)?
(a) Eminem.
(b) Tupac.
(c) Notorious B.I.G.
(d) Kendrick Lamar.

15. When did Gwendolyn Hoyt challenge the all-male jury that convicted her of murder?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1963.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what jabot would Ginsburg wear as her dissent collar?

2. How long were Ginsburg and her husband married?

3. How much was Charles E. Moritz denied to be able to deduct on his taxes for hiring a caregiver for his mother?

4. In Chapter 4, when did Ginsburg skip lunch?

5. When was Sandra Day O'Connor nominated to be the first woman on the Supreme Court?

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