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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 happens if we do not protect the people we do not like, according to Ginsburg?
(a) We will encounter a great deal of rioting.
(b) We are going to have a much smaller US population.
(c) We are going to encourage them to find another place to live.
(d) We are going to lose protections for ourselves.

2. According to Ginsburg, to make sure that the judges are not infusing their own beliefs and ideas into the constitutional text, how should the law be read?
(a) Literally.
(b) In a way that supports current public opinion.
(c) Loosely.
(d) Figuratively.

3. Who does Ginsburg say were her role models as a child?
(a) Amelia Earhart and Barbie.
(b) Susan B. Anthony and Nancy Drew.
(c) Amelia Earhart and Nancy Drew.
(d) Eleanor Roosevelt and Nancy Drew.

4. According to Ginsburg, a great man once said that the symbol of the United States is not the bald eagle but what?
(a) The automobile.
(b) The pendulum.
(c) The dollar.
(d) The crow.

5. According to Ginsburg, if one is to be a lawyer and just practice one's profession, one is very much like what other field?
(a) Congress.
(b) A judge.
(c) A plumber.
(d) Teaching.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ginsburg, when did our Constitution get perfected in regard to equality?

2. Ginsburg describes a summer education program run by Princeton in which girls are not allowed. Why?

3. To what does Ginsburg compare the important issue of healthcare today?

4. Who was Ginsburg’s biggest booster?

5. Women have played important roles regarding law, according to what sources?

(see the answer key)

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