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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What feeling did Wiener sometimes get while looking for a new job in Part III?
(a) She was overqualified for most tech jobs.
(b) She would never have a marketable skill.
(c) She was underqualified for most publishing jobs.
(d) She was applying for summer camp.

3. Why did Weiner say the data analytics CEO was expensive to work for?
(a) He demanded everyone dress ery professionally.
(b) He urged employees to take part in expensive activities.
(c) Several employees sought therapy as a result of working for him.
(d) He urged employees to donate to charities extensively.

4. What did Wiener say being the only woman on the nontechnical team and providing customer support to developers was like?
(a) Her worst-case scenario for a career.
(b) Immersion therapy for internalized misogyny.
(c) A nightmare.
(d) Her dream job.

5. Which book did one engineer at the women in computing conference reference in Part IV?
(a) The Feminine Mystique.
(b) Bill Gates' memoir.
(c) The Tyranny of Structurelessness.
(d) The Tech Bible.

6. What new team at the open-source startup did Wiener join in Part IV?
(a) In-house innovators.
(b) Workplace diversity.
(c) Musical talent.
(d) Terms of Service.

7. What did Wiener say business allowed men to do in Part III?
(a) Make friends.
(b) Act out their aggressions.
(c) Talk about their feelings.
(d) Make romantic connections.

8. What did Wiener routinely sign at the reception of the companies she visisted?
(a) An NDA.
(b) An affadavit.
(c) A visitor's list.
(d) A roster.

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

10. What insulting and inappropriate comment did the new accounts management person make to Wiener?
(a) He thought she was much younger than her age because of her makeup.
(b) He liked smart and sexy women in his office.
(c) He liked her tight clothes.
(d) He loved dating Jewish women because they were sensual.

11. What did biohackers argue the body was?
(a) A work in progress.
(b) A platform.
(c) A chat room.
(d) A temple.

12. Where did the word meritocracy originate, according to Wiener?
(a) Wartime England.
(b) Social satire.
(c) Germany.
(d) Shakespearian language.

13. What drug did Wiener and Ian take after Wiener's talk with the analytics startup CEO?
(a) Ecstasy.
(b) Tylenol.
(c) Ketamine.
(d) Marijuana.

14. What did Wiener realize her coworkers at the open-source startup treated the HQ like?
(a) An apartment.
(b) A bar.
(c) Their parents' houses.
(d) A clubhouse.

15. What did Ian tell Wiener about her problems at the analytics startup in Part III?
(a) She was allowed to quit and the CEO would be fine.
(b) She should take a leave of absence to work out her choices,
(c) She should think about moving back to New York City.
(d) She should think about working in publishing again.

Short Answer Questions

1. When had Wiener's parents first moved to Brooklyn?

2. What was the San Francisco office of the open-source startup called?

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

4. Who contacted Wiener in Part IV via instant message that she was surprised to hear from?

5. What trip does the data analytics company take employees on that Wiener is ambivalent about?

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