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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which government official visited the open-source startup's headquarters in Part IV?
(a) Secretary of Technology.
(b) Secretary of Education.
(c) Chief National Security Adviser.
(d) Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

2. How did Wiener think tech startups spent money?
(a) Lavishly.
(b) Deliberately.
(c) Painfully.
(d) Carefully.

3. What did Noah ask Wiener to proofread for him?
(a) A letter asking the data analytics company for a raise and other conditions.
(b) An emotional letter to his girlfriend.
(c) A draft of his novel.
(d) A draft of his company-wide memorandum.

4. Where did Wiener go for an annual conference on women in computing?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Austin.
(c) Denver.
(d) New York City.

5. Which of the following was a common excuse tech companies used to explain the lack of women in top roles?
(a) The argument that men were inherently better than women at math and science.
(b) The argument that it would be too distracting to have more women in these roles.
(c) The pipeline argument, meaning there was a supposed lack of qualified women to fill the major roles.
(d) The argument that women were too emotional for such roles.

6. What did Wiener think biohacking might be a form of?
(a) Privilege.
(b) Therapy.
(c) Navel-gazing.
(d) Self-help.

7. How often did Wiener's support team at the open-source startup meet?
(a) Once per week for an hour.
(b) Every day for 30 minutes.
(c) Four times per week for an hour.
(d) Three times per week for 45 minutes.

8. What was Wiener's new title at the analytics startup?
(a) Accounts manager.
(b) Management manager.
(c) Customer success manager.
(d) Results manager.

9. What made being back in New York City for a visit in Part IV strange for Wiener?
(a) Her parents had separated in the interim when she was in San Francisco.
(b) Her favorite restaurant was no longer there.
(c) She now had money to do things in her home city she could never do before.
(d) Most of her friends had moved away.

10. What kinds of people did Wiener have trouble arguing with in Part III in her job capacity?
(a) Trolls.
(b) Middle managers.
(c) Venture capitalists.
(d) People who needed to downsize.

11. What symbols did the employees at the open-source startup often use?
(a) Japanese symbols.
(b) Sanskrit symbols.
(c) Sign-language symbols.
(d) Emojis.

12. What kind of renaissance was San Francisco going through when she got there, according to Wiener?
(a) Political.
(b) Climate-related.
(c) Culinary.
(d) Artistic.

13. Who did Wiener meet with in Part III who formerly worked for the analytics company and now said his conscience was clearer?
(a) Noah.
(b) Ben.
(c) Kyle.
(d) Ian.

14. Who was Wiener's friend who was a digital rights activist?
(a) Ben.
(b) Ian.
(c) Noah.
(d) Parker.

15. What kind of lawsuit did Wiener hear was brought against the open-source startup before she started there?
(a) A gender discrimination case.
(b) A tax evasion case.
(c) A murder case.
(d) A fraud case.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drug did Wiener and Ian take after Wiener's talk with the analytics startup CEO?

2. What kind of training did the open-source startup CEO hire a Latina consultant to run for the company?

3. Where did the word meritocracy originate, according to Wiener?

4. What did Wiener's mother tell her about discussions about sexism?

5. What did the data analytics CEO apologize to Wiener for when she left the company?

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