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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the author say started working with her “right out of college and now runs mobile partnerships for Facebook” in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”
(a) Emily White.
(b) Alice Walker.
(c) Erin Burnett.
(d) Meg Whitman.

2. What social-psychological phenomenon is described with the observation that when members of a group are made aware of a negative stereotype, they are more likely to perform according to that stereotype?
(a) “Fear of the Other.”
(b) “Stereotype threat.”
(c) “Abject racism.”
(d) “Tokenism.”

3. The author says in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth” that a recent study found that what was the phrase most frequently used to describe the most effective leaders?
(a) “Sense of humor.”
(b) “Confidence and gratitude.”
(c) “Empathetic compassion.”
(d) “The ‘IT’ factor.”

4. Who is the 13th President of the University of Michigan that was named in 2009 as one of the nation’s “10 best college presidents” by Time Magazine?
(a) Mary Sue Coleman.
(b) Dr. Peggy McIntosh.
(c) Justin Osofsky.
(d) Emily White.

5. What was Ray Kelly’s position at the time that Sheryl Sandberg began serving as chief of staff for the Treasury?
(a) Speaker of the House.
(b) Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service.
(c) Secretary of State.
(d) Commissioner of the U.S. Treasury Service.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the CEO of Starbucks from 1987 through 2000?

2. The author says in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table” that while in college, both she and her brother took a course in what together?

3. Fred Kofman is described in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth” as a former MIT professor and the author of what book?

4. Who was the dean that invited Sheryl Sandberg to speak in an interview with him at Harvard Business School in 2011?

5. Where does the author say she attended a large public high school growing up in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?

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