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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one reason Ginsburg does NOT say same-sex marriages should take place?
(a) Homosexuals around the country would riot if they did not receive the same treatment as heterosexual couples.
(b) Sexual relations are not for the purpose of procreation alone, so that is not a valid reason for not allowing same-sex marriage.
(c) If you love someone and want to marry that person, it should not matter whether it is the same sex or opposite.
(d) Homosexual marriages would not take away the benefits for those in heterosexual marriages.

2. What is the hardest job Ginsburg says she has ever had?
(a) Being a wife.
(b) Being a woman.
(c) Being a Supreme Court Justice.
(d) Being a mother.

3. Why does segregation in many schools still exist?
(a) Many families are happy with the segregated schools their children attend.
(b) Geographical boundaries left over from segregation still remain.
(c) Many small towns still support segregation, but in a quiet way so as to not catch the attention of the federal government.
(d) The law has not completely changed for educational institutions.

4. What does Ginsburg think of the expression, "women's rights"?
(a) It is completely inaccurate.
(b) It is outdated.
(c) It describes the issue perfectly.
(d) It is a bit problematic.

5. What is Ginsburg’s lucky number?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 7.

6. Ginsburg describes 1950s graffiti. What does this graffiti NOT say?
(a) Get your degree.
(b) Get married.
(c) Study hard.
(d) Get a good job.

7. To what does Ginsburg compare the important issue of healthcare today?
(a) Universal healthcare in other countries.
(b) The lack of healthcare during the Industrial Revolution.
(c) Senior and survivor benefits of the 1930s.
(d) Dental and eye care of the 1940s.

8. What is NOT a way that laws once governed women in the workplace, according to Ginsburg's quotes?
(a) Laws prescribed the time of day women were allowed to work.
(b) Laws regarding required education for women.
(c) Laws barred women from dangerous or inappropriate occupations.
(d) Laws prescribed the maximum number of a woman could work.

9. Although security is important, what else does Ginsburg say must be preserved, in times of terror?
(a) Federal rights.
(b) Religious rights.
(c) State rights.
(d) Individual rights.

10. Ginsburg says that, in one sense, their mission in the 1970s regarding gender equality was easy. Why?
(a) There was nothing subtle about the way things were.
(b) Everyone was ready for change.
(c) Ginsburg and her female colleagues were smarter than their male counterparts.
(d) Most men sided with the feminists.

11. How long did Ginsburg research cases and articles regarding gender in the law, when preparing a college course?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 months.

12. How does Ginsburg say her daughter, Jane, helps her?
(a) She helps Ginsburg with James.
(b) She helps Ginsburg with her court cases.
(c) She helps Ginsburg be a whole person.
(d) She helps Ginsburg study for exams.

13. What does Ginsburg say will allow women to advance in the military?
(a) The elimination of sex as an assignment determinant.
(b) The separation of men and women in training and combat.
(c) Better physical training for women.
(d) More military schools that allow women.

14. What advice does Ginsburg give regarding not being shy and speaking up?
(a) Have company when you do so, so you are not the lone voice.
(b) You should speak up, even if you are alone.
(c) Only the shy should speak up, as the loud are always heard.
(d) Do not speak up, if you are shy. Leave that to the loud of voice.

15. What does Ginsburg say is a two-edged sword?
(a) Women's rights.
(b) Human sexuality.
(c) The Civil Rights Movement.
(d) Every gender discrimination.

Short Answer Questions

1. The court today arms the police with a way to routinely dishonor what amendment, regarding warrants?

2. How did Ginsburg feel when she saw the sign at the bed and breakfast saying that no dogs or Jews were allowed?

3. When was the last time Ginsburg cooked?

4. What does Ginsburg say she did to hide a pregnancy while a professor at Rutgers?

5. What does Ginsburg say is the difference between a New York City garment district bookkeeper and a Supreme Court justice?

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