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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Alito as a lower court judge declare that it was constitutional to make women have to notify their husbands if they were getting an abortion?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1995.

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

3. When did justices override elected officials to strike down a major portion of a law that helped people have access to the ballot in Shelby County v. Holder?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2015.
(c) 2014.
(d) 2013.

4. Who received an honorary degree at Harvard at the same time that Ginsburg received an honorary degree from the institution?
(a) Rolando Villazon.
(b) Placido Domingo.
(c) Jonas Kaufmann.
(d) Piotr Beczala.

5. When was the majority opinion assigned to Ginsburg for the case against the Virginia Military Institute's refusal to admit women in Chapter 5?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1996.

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

7. In Chapter 5 when Ginsburg's Supreme Court nomination was considered, how many senators asked her about the ACLU?
(a) 5.
(b) None.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

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

9. In Chapter 9, how long had Ginsburg had the same personal trainer?
(a) 10 years.
(b) About 15 years.
(c) Almost two decades.
(d) 17 years.

10. When did Ginsburg go paddleboarding when she was in residence for a week at the University of Hawaii?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1998.

11. In Chapter 5, when was Ginsburg's image as a moderate set?
(a) March 1993.
(b) April 1993.
(c) May 1993.
(d) June 1993.

12. 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) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 9.

13. When did the Ginsburgs take a vacation to the Virgin Islands?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1980.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Ginsburg have colorectal surgery?

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

3. When did Marty begin teaching tax law at Columbia Law School?

4. When did Ginsburg believe that technology would take care of the rest of the conflict over abortion?

5. How many cases a year was the Supreme Court asked to hear in Chapter 5?

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