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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Sheryl Sandberg attend college for her undergraduate degree?
(a) Rutgers University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) U.C. Berkeley.
(d) The University of Pennsylvania.

2. During what decade did women become 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, according to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) The 1990s.
(b) The 1980s.
(c) The 1960s.
(d) The 1970s.

3. After finishing business school, Sheryl Sandberg took a job as a consultant at what company in Los Angeles?
(a) Facebook.
(b) Yahoo.
(c) McKinsey & Company.
(d) Walters & Williams.

4. In what year was Anita Summer hired as an economist by the Standard Oil Company, according to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1935.

5. According to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution,” “A 2011 McKinsey report noted that men are promoted based on potential, while women are promoted based on” what?
(a) “Academic credentials.”
(b) “Past accomplishments.”
(c) “Physical attractiveness.”
(d) “Personality.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author describe as her “business crush” and eBay CEO in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder”?

2. Eric Schmidt, when offering Sheryl Sandberg her first position at Google, told her “that only one criterion mattered when picking a job.” What is that criterion?

3. What profession did Sheryl Sandberg’s father enter into?

4. Who was the author’s mentor whom she began working for when he was chief economist at the World Bank?

5. 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?

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