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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the author say she attended a large public high school growing up in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
(a) Cleveland, Ohio.
(b) Miami, Florida.
(c) Brooklyn, New York.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

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) “Abject racism.”
(b) “Tokenism.”
(c) “Stereotype threat.”
(d) “Fear of the Other.”

3. Who was the author’s mentor whom she began working for when he was chief economist at the World Bank?
(a) Larry Summers.
(b) Emily White.
(c) Virginia Rometty.
(d) Josh Steiner.

4. For how long does the author say she worked for Google in Chapter 2: “Sit at the Table”?
(a) 1 and ½ years.
(b) 2 and ½ years.
(c) 3 and ½ years.
(d) 6 and ½ years.

5. The author writes in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability” that during the summer between her first and second years in business school, she received what award for having the highest first-year academic record?
(a) An Eisenhower Scholarship.
(b) A Henry Ford Scholarship.
(c) A William Taft Scholarship.
(d) A Rhodes Scholarship.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave,” that a “survey of the Princeton class of 1975 found that 54 percent of the women foresaw work-family conflict compared to 26 percent of the men. The same survey of the Princeton class of 2006 found that” what percentage of the women anticipated work-family conflict?

2. In a 2007 study of well-educated professional women who had left the paid workforce, what percentage cited their husbands as a critical factor in their decision, according to the author in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

3. What company did the author’s husband found in L.A. and then sell to Yahoo, according to the narrative in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

4. Who gave a 1996 commencement speech at Wellesley and, speaking of the difficulty of juggling a career and family, said, “It will be a little messy, but embrace the mess. It will be complicated, but rejoice in the complications”?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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