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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ginsburg say was her favorite artist in Chapter 9?
(a) Matisse.
(b) Max Weber.
(c) Ben Cunningham.
(d) Josef Alberts.

2. How many cases a year was the Supreme Court asked to hear in Chapter 5?
(a) 12,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 11,000.
(d) 15,000.

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

4. How old was Sandra Day O'Connor when she retired?
(a) 80.
(b) 81.
(c) 74.
(d) 75.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who also trained with Ginsburg's trainer?

2. In Chapter 8, when did a bill to undo the Supreme Court's damage to antidiscrimination law die in a Republican Senate?

3. In Chapter 8, when did Alito write that Ledbetter should have filed a charge of discrimination after each allegedly discriminatory employment decision was made?

4. Who was Ginsburg's personal trainer?

5. In Chapter 6, what play did Ginsburg and her husband see on Broadway where people stood when they saw Ginsburg and applauded?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ginsburg say about her mother when she thanks Clinton for her nomination to the Supreme Court?

2. What was Marty's role in getting Ginsburg nominated as an associate justice for the Supreme Court?

3. What colleagues did Ginsburg lose in 2005 and why?

4. What was Bryant Johnson's background?

5. What did Alan Dershowitz say about Ginsburg when Clinton nominated her to the Supreme Court?

6. What pleased Johnson about how Ginsburg's personal training sessions had helped her?

7. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what did Ginsburg not wish to allow to stop her from her personal training?

8. How and when was Ginsburg confirmed as a judge on the D.C. circuit appeals court?

9. What was the chief advice that Ginsburg received from her husband throughout her life?

10. In 1992, how was overturning Roe v. Wade avoided?

(see the answer keys)

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