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

2. Where did Ginsburg go in the summers of '62 and '63 that changed her mind regarding the women's rights movement?
(a) England.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Canada.

3. What is an activist judge, according to Ginsburg?
(a) One who stands up for current social issues.
(b) One who willingly strikes down laws passed by the political branches.
(c) One who is a conservative.
(d) One who is a liberal.

4. What were the years that Ginsburg describes as hopeless, in regard to the women's rights movement?
(a) The '40s, '50s, and '60s.
(b) The '50s, '60s, and '70s.
(c) The '20s, '30s, and '40s.
(d) The '60s, '70s, and '80s.

5. How old is the U.S. Constitution at the time Ginsburg mentions its age in a speech?
(a) Nearly 120 years old.
(b) Nearly 320 years old.
(c) Nearly 220 years old.
(d) Nearly 300 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were women employees at one point not allowed health insurance coverage for their families?

2. According to Ginsburg, if one is to be a lawyer and just practice one's profession, one is very much like what other field?

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

4. Ginsburg says that, in one sense, their mission in the 1970s regarding gender equality was easy. Why?

5. What does Ginsburg see as the principal mission of the Supreme Court?

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