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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ginsburg's favorite snack in Chapter 6?
(a) Prunes.
(b) Clementines.
(c) Lemon cookies.
(d) Shortbread cookies.

2. When was Ginsburg interviewed for a federal district court judge position in Chapter 5?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1969.

3. When did Ginsburg go white-water rafting in Coloardo?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1989.

4. In 2015, how many push-ups could Ginsburg do by taking a break halfway through?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 16.
(d) 30.

5. When did Ginsburg and Scalia take a trip to India?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1996.

6. 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.

7. Who was Ginsburg's personal trainer?
(a) Errick McAdams.
(b) Ariel Bright.
(c) Bryant Johnson.
(d) Derrick Inglut.

8. 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?
(a) 9.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

9. In Chapter 5, what year did a man graduate from VMI who was glad about the decision to admit women and he hoped his daughter might consider it?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1967.

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

11. In Chapter 8, when did a bill to undo the Supreme Court's damage to antidiscrimination law die in a Republican Senate?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2006.

12. How many children did Scalia have?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 9.

13. How many votes are needed from justices to change the law?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

14. When did Marty begin teaching tax law at Columbia Law School?
(a) Early 1980s.
(b) 1975.
(c) Late 1970s.
(d) 1983.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Ginsburg and Scalia share a love for?

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

4. In Chapter 9, how long had Ginsburg had the same personal trainer?

5. When was Sotomayer nominated to the Supreme Court?

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