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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Civil Liberties: Free to Be You and Me (The History of the Women's Rights Movement, The Rights of Women, and Reproductive Rights).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ginsburg say will allow women to advance in the military?
(a) Better physical training for women.
(b) More military schools that allow women.
(c) The separation of men and women in training and combat.
(d) The elimination of sex as an assignment determinant.

2. Why did Ginsburg live in Fort Sill, Oklahoma for a short time?
(a) She has close family there.
(b) She has always loved the state of Oklahoma.
(c) Martin was stationed there during the Korean War.
(d) This is where she received her first law clerk position.

3. What does Ginsburg say about people who do not see that their vote counts?
(a) It means that they are confident in who is already in charge.
(b) They should be denied other rights, if they do not see the importance of their votes.
(c) It is not a good thing for democracy.
(d) They do not know enough about how voting works.

4. What word is never used in the Constitution but is a burning problem?
(a) Feminism.
(b) Illegal aliens.
(c) Homosexuality.
(d) Slavery.

5. What does Ginsburg say to not do when one is slighted?
(a) Come up with a witty response.
(b) React in anger.
(c) Take it as an opportunity to share knowledge.
(d) See it as a teachable moment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ginsburg call pregnancy discrimination?

2. What does Ginsburg say about special treatment towards women?

3. Which Amendment does Ginsburg believe is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete?

4. What is NOT a way that laws once governed women in the workplace, according to Ginsburg's quotes?

5. What does Ginsburg say is the difference between a New York City garment district bookkeeper and a Supreme Court justice?

(see the answer key)

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