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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time was curfew when Gingsburg attended Cornell as an undergraduate?
(a) 10 p.m.
(b) 11 p.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 10:30 p.m.

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

3. How much did Ginsburg's mother save for her daughter's college education?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $12,000.
(d) $8,000.

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

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

6. In Chapter 4, what was the name of the man who was denied the same housing, medical, and dental benefits as other military spouses?
(a) Joseph Frontiero.
(b) William Phillips.
(c) Charles Vincent.
(d) Andrew Coulsen.

7. How much was Charles E. Moritz denied to be able to deduct on his taxes for hiring a caregiver for his mother?
(a) $330.
(b) No more than $600.
(c) About $700.
(d) $900.

8. Where did Brenda Feign graduate from law school?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Yale.
(d) Stanford.

9. When did radical feminisits hold the first-ever abortion speak-out in a church basement?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1968.

10. What jewelry did Ginsburg wear when she appeared before the Supreme Court in Chapter 4?
(a) Her grandmother's earrings.
(b) Her aunt's earrings.
(c) Her mother's pin and earrings.
(d) Her mother's pearls.

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

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

13. Where did Captain Susan Struck, an air force nurse, volunteer for duty?
(a) Korea.
(b) Iran.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Afghanistan.

14. When was Marty Ginsburg diagnosed with cancer?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1955.

15. What nickname did Ginsburg older sister give her when Ginsburg was a child?
(a) Diddles.
(b) Babykins.
(c) Baba.
(d) Kiki.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Ginsburg help draft the Pregnancy Discrimination Act?

2. When was abolitionist feminist Sarah Grimke invited to sit in the Chief Justice's seat?

3. When did Marty Ginsburg die?

4. When did the Supreme Court rule on Frontiero v. Richardson?

5. In 1963, how many women in the United States had tenure-track positions at law schools?

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