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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What branch of the military did Ginsburg's personal trainer serve in?
(a) Air force reserve.
(b) Coast Guard.
(c) Naval reserve.
(d) Army reserve.

2. In Chapter 5, when was Ginsburg nominated as a United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit?
(a) June 18, 1980.
(b) March 28, 1980.
(c) April 9, 1980.
(d) May 17, 1980.

3. When did Congress pass a Civil Rights Act that overruled some restrictive decisions including the one in Ledbetter v. Goodyear in Chapter 8?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1990.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what injury did not prevent Ginsburg from keeping her twice-weekly personal training session?
(a) Sprained knee.
(b) Cracked rib.
(c) Bruised hip.
(d) Bruised back.

5. When was Ginsburg nominated as an associate justice for the Supreme Court?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1991.

6. What type of class did O'Connor have in Chapter 9 that she basically required her female clerks to attend?
(a) Pilates.
(b) Aerobics.
(c) Strength training.
(d) Yoga.

7. When did Rehnquist died of cancer in 2005?
(a) September 17.
(b) September 1.
(c) September 29.
(d) September 3.

8. When was the case Burwell v. Hobby Lobby brought before the Supreme Court?
(a) 2014.
(b) 2013.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2015.

9. What did a Legal Times study in 1988 discover was the percentage of times that Ginsburg had voted with judge Robert Bork on cases they served together?
(a) 80.
(b) 70.
(c) 85.
(d) 75.

10. When did Marty die?
(a) April 30, 2010.
(b) May 3, 2010.
(c) June 27, 2010.
(d) July 18, 2010.

11. In Chapter 5, since what president has it been possible for a woman to be on the Supreme Court?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) George H. W. Bush
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) Gerald Ford.

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

13. When was it ruled that people of African descent were property and could never be citizens?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1856.
(c) 1858.
(d) 1855.

14. In Chapter 6, what cookbook did Marty begin working through in Oklahoma?
(a) Joy of Cooking.
(b) Julia Child.
(c) Fannie Farmer.
(d) Escoffier.

15. In Chapter 8, where did a boss tell Lilly Ledbetter to meet him if she wanted to improve her work recommendation?
(a) Holiday Inn.
(b) Embassy Suites.
(c) Motel 6.
(d) Ramada Inn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. When the Ginsburgs were stationed in Oklahoma, how far did they drive to hear a a performance by the Metropolitan Opera?

4. When Ginsburg's nomination to the Supreme Court reached the Senate floor in Chapter 5, how many senators voted against her?

5. How many hours a week did Marty jokingly say that his job entailed at Fort Sill in Chapter 6?

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