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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Ginsburg begin the Women’s Rights Project?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1982.

2. According to the author, even when she is writing a dissent, Ginsburg’s words can be what?
(a) Both interesting and intelligent.
(b) Both outrageous and right.
(c) Both powerful and damning.
(d) Both subtle and submissive.

3. To what did President Bill Clinton nominate Ginsburg?
(a) Federal Court.
(b) The Supreme Court.
(c) District Attorney.
(d) The Court of Appeals.

4. Who recognized Ginsburg’s keen sense of justice when he appointed her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit?
(a) President Ronald Reagan.
(b) President Richard Nixon.
(c) President Jimmy Carter.
(d) President George Bush.

5. One of Ginsburg’s professors, Robert E. Cushman, called to his students’ attention the injustices of what organization?
(a) The Sierra Club.
(b) The McCarthy Club.
(c) The House Un-American Activities Committee.
(d) The Anti-Communism Committee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ginsburg’s husband admire most about her?

2. Ginsburg only became engaged with the women’s rights movement at what time?

3. Who was Ginsburg’s biggest booster?

4. Where and when was Ginsburg born?

5. When Ginsburg enrolled at Harvard Law School, she was one of how many women in a class of 500 students?

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