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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as “president of the Rockefeller Foundation and the first woman to serve as president of an Ivy League university” in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?
(a) Jocelyn Goldfein.
(b) Kash Rangan.
(c) Meg Whitman.
(d) Judith Rodin.

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 is described in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability” as the founder and CEO of Facebook?
(a) Cameron Anderson.
(b) Justin Osofsky.
(c) Mark Zuckerberg.
(d) Bob Steel.

4. The author notes in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder” that “an internal report at Hewlett-Packard revealed that women only apply for open jobs if they think they meet” what percent of the criteria listed?
(a) 60%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 100%.
(d) 80%.

5. What economist at the first job the author took convinced her that attending business school would be a better alternative than going to law school?
(a) Leymah Gbowee.
(b) Padmasree Warrior.
(c) Larry Summers.
(d) Lant Pritchett.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Great Depression, the author says that her grandmother was pulled out of Morris High School to help support the household by doing what?

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

3. Who is described in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” as the founder of CollegeSpring, “a nonprofit that provides SAT tutoring and college counseling to low-income students”?

4. Who is the highly regarded senior director of marketing at eBay whom the author says called her about a month after she began working for Facebook in Chapter 4: “It’s a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder”?

5. According to the author in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution,” American women were paid how much for every dollar that their male counterparts were paid in 1970?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Sheryl Sandberg working when she became pregnant with her first child? How is this experience described in the Introduction: “Internalizing the Revolution”?

2. What example does the author give of the phenomenon called “stereotype threat” in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

3. What study does the author describe in the beginning of Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”? Who conducted the study?

4. How does the author describe the internal barriers that women face in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

5. What does Sandberg relate of her own career plan in Chapter 4: "It's a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder"?

6. What story does the author use to connect the title of Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?” with the theme of the chapter?

7. Why does the author assert it is imperative to overcome gender stereotypes in the workplace in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

8. What author from The New Yorker is cited in Chapter 3: “Success and Likeability”? What did this author say about self-doubt?

9. How does the author describe the disparity between the treatment of male and female behaviors at a young age in Chapter 1: “The Leadership Ambition Gap”?

10. How does the author equate mentorship with Prince Charming in Chapter 5: “Are You My Mentor?”

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