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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Ginsburg see the Constitution as a remarkable institution?
(a) It was created by intelligent, educated men.
(b) It was written so elegantly.
(c) It clearly includes equality for women and minorities.
(d) It rejects the patriarchal power of kings.

3. In addition to graduating with honors, of what prestigious organization was Ginsburg a member?
(a) Alpha Phi.
(b) Phi Beta Kappa.
(c) Golden Key.
(d) National Honors Society.

4. A widely used property law casebook, in an edition published in 1968, offered what bit of comic relief?
(a) “Land, like woman, was meant to be possessed.”
(b) “Homes, like wealth, should only be for the privileged.”
(c) “Land, like Native Americans, must be purchased.”
(d) “Property, like dogs, must be groomed.”

5. What does Zedek, Zedek, tirdof mean?
(a) Government, Government, do what is right.
(b) Justice, Justice shalt thou pursue.
(c) Laws, Laws, are so tiresome.
(d) Leaders, Leaders guide your people well.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Ginsburg consider the most intelligent person she ever knew?

3. When was the hardest time for Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court?

4. What word is never used in the Constitution but is a burning problem?

5. What phrase was Ginsburg known to say often?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a University of Michigan survey say about lawyers who have graduated from their law school?

2. What are the hardest cases for Ginsburg and why does she believe she must still be involved in them?

3. What are Ginsburg's struggles as a liberal?

4. Why did Ginsburg struggle to find work, even after tying for first in her class at Columbia Law School?

5. What does Ginsburg say regarding studies on job satisfaction for those in the legal profession?

6. What is the purpose of a written dissent?

7. Why does Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s husband recommend, when calling on a student in class to answer a question, to not choose the students whose hand goes up first?

8. How did Ginsburg benefit from attending Cornell?

9. What does Ginsburg think of campaign finance regulation?

10. What does Ginsburg say about the position of women as members of the courts?

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