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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: A Life of Her Own and Milestones.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the problem with the wording, "Equality under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex”?
(a) People can distort its meaning.
(b) It does not include all people.
(c) People will eagerly break this law.
(d) It is prejudice.

2. What is the advice Ginsburg says her mother-in-law gave her regarding marriage?
(a) Make your husband think he is always right.
(b) Take marriage one day at a time.
(c) It helps being a good cook.
(d) It helps sometimes to be a little deaf.

3. What advice did Ginsburg’s father-in-law give her, when she said she was not sure if she could manage a young child and law school?
(a) If you really want to be a lawyer, you will stop feeling sorry for yourself and you will find a way to do it.
(b) You cannot be both a good mother and a good lawyer.
(c) You should consider an easier career.
(d) Do not complain to me, if you want advice.

4. According to Ginsburg, when did our Constitution get perfected in regard to equality?
(a) After the Civil War.
(b) After World War I.
(c) After the Vietnam War.
(d) After the War of 1812.

5. How does Ginsburg feel about women arguing every kind of case that comes before the court?
(a) It frustrates her.
(b) It makes her laugh.
(c) It gives her great pleasure.
(d) It worries her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Martin want to get Ginsburg after her colon-cancer surgery, because she looked too thin and frail?

2. In what year did Ginsburg begin the Women’s Rights Project?

3. Who said, “If Ruth and I came of age in a time when there was no discrimination against women, we would be retired partners in a major law firm”?

4. How long did Ginsburg research cases and articles regarding gender in the law, when preparing a college course?

5. According to Ginsburg, what did the Founding Fathers think about human rights?

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