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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ginsburg frequently study, while at Cornell?
(a) Her dorm room.
(b) Various bathrooms.
(c) The library.
(d) A classroom.

2. 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.

3. How does Ginsburg feel about generalizations about the way women or men are?
(a) Not concerned.
(b) Angry.
(c) Fearful or suspicious.
(d) Perfectly comfortable.

4. Who is bound to be sympathetic to others who encounter discrimination?
(a) The government.
(b) Those who are well-traveled.
(c) The poor.
(d) People who have known discrimination.

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

6. What did Ginsburg and O’Connor have in common, regarding their health?
(a) They both had two children.
(b) They both underwent mastectomies.
(c) They both had colon cancer.
(d) They both suffered from cancer.

7. Who does Ginsburg say has control over the lives of hardworking, taxpaying illegal immigrants?
(a) Local law officials.
(b) The President of the United States.
(c) Local businesses.
(d) Congress.

8. What does Ginsburg say about people who do not see that their vote counts?
(a) It means that they are confident in who is already in charge.
(b) They should be denied other rights, if they do not see the importance of their votes.
(c) It is not a good thing for democracy.
(d) They do not know enough about how voting works.

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

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

11. What remedy best suited to block voting discrimination was terminated in 2013?
(a) The Voting Rights Act.
(b) The Voter Republic Act.
(c) The Voting Riots Act.
(d) The Voter Return Act.

12. What is a response that Ginsburg gives regarding what the labels liberal and conservative mean?
(a) I wish these labels do not exist.
(b) It depends on whose ox is being gored.
(c) I am neither liberal nor conservative.
(d) There is no thing as liberal or conservative.

13. What does Ginsburg say about special treatment towards women?
(a) It has kept them away from equal opportunity for so long.
(b) Women need more special treatment.
(c) It should assumed that women deserve special treatment.
(d) Special treatment is bringing women closer to equality with men.

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

15. What does Ginsburg say makes life beautiful, in the Washingtonian?
(a) Art.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Children.
(d) Law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ginsburg endure discrimination?

2. Maintaining what is always difficult in times of terror, according to Ginsburg?

3. What does Ginsburg say to not do when one is slighted?

4. How does Ginsburg say we can fight darkness and inhumanity?

5. What does Ginsburg say is a two-edged sword?

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