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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When was Sotomayer nominated to the Supreme Court?
(a) May 26, 2009.
(b) April 11, 2009.
(c) March 9, 2009.
(d) June 21, 2009.
2. When did Ginsburg go paddleboarding when she was in residence for a week at the University of Hawaii?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1998.
3. 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?
(a) About $17,000.
(b) $16,750.
(c) Around $15,000.
(d) $18,500.
4. When did Marty begin teaching tax law at Columbia Law School?
(a) Late 1970s.
(b) Early 1980s.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1983.
5. In Chapter 8, when did Alito write that Ledbetter should have filed a charge of discrimination after each allegedly discriminatory employment decision was made?
(a) 360 days.
(b) 90 days.
(c) 240 days.
(d) 180 days.
6. When Ginsburg's nomination to the Supreme Court reached the Senate floor in Chapter 5, how many senators voted against her?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.
7. In Chapter 5, when was Ginsburg nominated as a United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit?
(a) March 28, 1980.
(b) May 17, 1980.
(c) June 18, 1980.
(d) April 9, 1980.
8. What did Ginsburg say was her favorite artist in Chapter 9?
(a) Matisse.
(b) Josef Alberts.
(c) Max Weber.
(d) Ben Cunningham.
9. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what injury did not prevent Ginsburg from keeping her twice-weekly personal training session?
(a) Bruised hip.
(b) Bruised back.
(c) Cracked rib.
(d) Sprained knee.
10. In Chapter 8, where did a boss tell Lilly Ledbetter to meet him if she wanted to improve her work recommendation?
(a) Embassy Suites.
(b) Holiday Inn.
(c) Ramada Inn.
(d) Motel 6.
11. When did Marty tell Ginsburg that she needed to see a personal trainer?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1996.
12. In Chapter 6, how many dishes did Ginsburg remember that she could cook?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 11.
13. How many cases a year was the Supreme Court asked to hear in Chapter 5?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 11,000.
14. When was Ginsburg nominated as an associate justice for the Supreme Court?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1992.
15. In Chapter 5, how many cases did the Supreme Court take in a year?
(a) 80.
(b) About 75.
(c) 95.
(d) Around 55.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. When did Ginsburg and Scalia take a trip to India?
3. When did Ginsburg go white-water rafting in Coloardo?
4. In 2015, how many push-ups could Ginsburg do by taking a break halfway through?
5. In Chapter 8, when did a bill to undo the Supreme Court's damage to antidiscrimination law die in a Republican Senate?
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