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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability,” “A study that looked at the starting salaries of students graduating with a master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University found that” what percentage of men tried to negotiate for a higher offer?
(a) 69%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 57%.

2. Who is the co-author of Getting to 50/50 whom the author says credited a compelling job for her decision to return to the workplace after childbirth in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?
(a) Emily White.
(b) Joanna Strober.
(c) Priti Choksi.
(d) Pattie Sellers.

3. “Of the twenty-eight women who have served as CEOs of Fortune 500 companies,” how many were married, according to the author in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?
(a) 26.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 27.

4. What children’s clothing company is described in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap” as having once sold onesies for boys that said “Smart like Daddy” and onesies for girls that said “Pretty like Mommy”?
(a) JanieandJack.
(b) Toddlers & Tots.
(c) Tea Collection.
(d) Gymboree.

5. What childhood friend of the author’s does she say “looks back fondly on being pregnant, saying she has never felt so productive. She not only worked her usual hours as an attorney but organized her house and put five years of photos into albums,” in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?
(a) Meg Whitman.
(b) Jocelyn Goldfein.
(c) Elise Scheck.
(d) Mary Sue Coleman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does the author describe Mark Zuckerberg deciding to learn a few years ago in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

2. Who is the New York University professor that co-ran an experiment to test perceptions of women and men in the workplace in the 2003 study discussed in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?

3. According to the author in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability,” what magazine ran a story in November 2011 about female entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and “illustrated it by superimposing the featured women’s heads onto male bodies”?

4. Who is the dean of Weill Cornell Medical College that the author cites in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All” as having said that the key for her in pursuing her career while raising children was learning where to focus her attention?

5. What was the author voted as by her senior class, according to the narrative in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”?

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