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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Law (The Supreme Court and Women and the Law).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the basic statement in the Declaration of Independence that all persons are equally entitled to fundamental human rights?
(a) The Preamble.
(b) The last few Amendments.
(c) The Seven Articles.
(d) The Bill of Rights.

2. From where did Ginsburg receive her undergraduate degree?
(a) Yale.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Cornell.

3. The few women who braved law school in the 1950s and 1960s, it was generally supposed, presented what, regarding men?
(a) Many questions that must be answered regarding the role of women in law.
(b) No real challenge or competition.
(c) A threat to the role of all women.
(d) A real challenge for male students.

4. In addition to graduating with honors, of what prestigious organization was Ginsburg a member?
(a) Alpha Phi.
(b) National Honors Society.
(c) Golden Key.
(d) Phi Beta Kappa.

5. What consequence can not be administered with an even hand?
(a) Life in prison.
(b) Jail sentences.
(c) The death penalty.
(d) Community service.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the hardest time for Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court?

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 Which Amendment does Ginsburg believe is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete?

3. What is far more important than the particular individuals who compose the Court’s bench at any given time?

4. Ginsburg says that she and other female law students felt that if they were called on in class, they had to get it right, because of what reason?

5. What does Ginsburg believe was the founding fathers’ true purpose?

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