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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court hearings scheduled to begin?
(a) July 12, 2017.
(b) September 4, 2018.
(c) October 23, 2018.
(d) September 15, 2017.

2. When did the Democrats confirm Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2003.

3. When did Anita Hill testify at Clarence Thomas's hearings?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1993.

4. How old was Kim Lawson when she spoke to Jodi Kantor about sexual harassment?
(a) 32.
(b) 19.
(c) 25.
(d) 20.

5. What sentence did Brock Turner receive for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on Stanford's campus?
(a) 2 years in jail and 6 months' probation.
(b) 3 months' probation.
(c) 6 months in jail and 3 years' probation.
(d) 1 year in jail and 1 year' probation.

6. At what time was the New York Times article alleging sexual misconduct by Harvey Weinstein published on October 5, 2017?
(a) 1:45 p.m.
(b) 1:15 p.m.
(c) 2:05 p.m.
(d) 3:15 p.m.

7. Where did Christine Blasey Ford travel to be with her family as her grandmother died?
(a) Texas.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Illinois.

8. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) "Who Else is on the Record?"
(b) "How to Silence a Victim."
(c) "Positive Reputation Management."
(d) "A Company's Complicity."

9. What was Harvey Weinstein's salary in 2015?
(a) $4.6 million.
(b) $5.2 million.
(c) $1.4 million.
(d) $2.5 million.

10. What was Irwin Reiter's position at The Weinstein Company?
(a) Executive president for accounting and financial reporting.
(b) Chief executive officer.
(c) Chief financial officer.
(d) Executive vice president for accounting and financial reporting.

11. How old was Christine Blasey Ford when she came out with allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh?
(a) 61.
(b) 48.
(c) 44.
(d) 51.

12. When did Katherine Kendall allege that Weinstein chased her, nude, around his living room?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1995.

13. The authors describe the office of Lisa Banks and Debra Katz as featuring a painting of what actress holding Harvey Weinstein's severed head?
(a) Donna Gigliotti.
(b) Gloria Allred.
(c) Rose McGowan.
(d) Gerald Hatcher.

14. According to the narrative in Chapter 6, the day before the New York Times article on Weinstein's sexual misconduct was published, Weinstein called an IT staffer at his company to delete a document on one of his executive assistants' computers. What was the title of the document?
(a) "HW friends."
(b) "Actresses."
(c) "Friends of Harvey."
(d) "Girls."

15. In light of the Me Too movement, the authors state, "There was a lack of process of clear enough rules. The public did not fully agree on the precise meaning of" what two words (221)?
(a) "Harassment or assault."
(b) "Abuse and power."
(c) "Sexual harassment."
(d) "Legality and criminality."

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Senator Al Franken resign?

2. When did the Supreme Court rule in New York Times v. Sullivan that a successful libel suit had to prove that journalists printed false information with malice, defined as "reckless disregard for the truth" (183)?

3. How many words was the initial New York Times article that released allegations of Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct?

4. On what date did Jodi Kantor first email Irwin Reiter regarding Harvey Weinstein?

5. Who did Dean Baquet write an article about that described a small-time actor accused of posing as a talent scout and then raping young actresses early in his career?

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