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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the parent company to the National Enquirer?
(a) American Media Inc.
(b) New Corp.
(c) Viacom, Inc.
(d) The Walt Disney Copmany.
2. Who attempted to cast herself as the person who had led to changes in behavior and an understanding of Harvey Weinstein's past misdeeds, according to the narrative in Chapter 6?
(a) Donna Gigliotti.
(b) Lisa Bloom.
(c) Sandeep Rehal.
(d) Mary Regency.
3. What celebrity chef fell from grace due to allegations of sexual misconduct in 2017/2018?
(a) Wolfgang Puck.
(b) Mario Batali.
(c) Jean Georges.
(d) Paula Dean.
4. When did the Supreme Court rule in New York Times v. Sullivan that a successful libel suit had to prove that journalists printed false information with malice, defined as "reckless disregard for the truth" (183)?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1964.
5. When was Lance Maerov appointed to one of three independent seats on the board at The Weinstein Company?
(a) 2013.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2015.
(d) 2001.
6. Who was the witness to the alleged sexual assault of Christine Blasey Ford by Brett Kavanaugh?
(a) William Barnes.
(b) James Fowler.
(c) Mark Judge.
(d) Michael Anderson.
7. Who told the New York Times of Weinstein, "He's now experiencing all the things he's put everybody else through: humiliation, worthlessness, fear, weakness, aloneness, loss, suffering and embarrassment" (217)?
(a) Geraldine Hatcher.
(b) Cynthia Burr.
(c) Rebecca Corbett.
(d) Donna Gigliotti.
8. From what charity organization did Weinstein allegedly funnel close to half a million dollars to the investors in Finding Neverland?
(a) AIDS United.
(b) Mothers 2 Mothers.
(c) Elton John AIDS Foundation.
(d) AmfAR.
9. What amount of bail did Harvey Weinstein post when he was arrested in New York in 2018?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $1 million.
(c) $5 million.
(d) $2 million.
10. On what date did Christine Blasey Ford pen her letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein regarding allegations of abuse by Brett Kavanaugh?
(a) September 12, 2018.
(b) July 12, 2017.
(c) July 30, 2018.
(d) May 11, 2017.
11. Where did Gwyneth Paltrow text Jodi Kantor from on an Avengers set just prior to the NY Times publication on Weinstein?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Las Vegas.
12. Who was the head of physical production at The Weinstein Company in 2015?
(a) Mary Regency.
(b) Sandeep Rehal.
(c) Tom Prince.
(d) Donna Gigliotti.
13. When did Lauren O'Connor send a memo to the company executives alleging sexual harassment and misconduct at The Weinstein Company?
(a) April 19, 2017.
(b) July 12, 2016.
(c) October 23, 1998.
(d) November 3, 2015.
14. What online magazine published an article accusing Aziz Ansari of behaving badly in a private romantic situation?
(a) Babe.net.
(b) Vice.
(c) W.net.
(d) Gawker.
15. In light of the Me Too movement, the authors state, "There was a lack of process of clear enough rules. The public did not fully agree on the precise meaning of" what two words (221)?
(a) "Abuse and power."
(b) "Legality and criminality."
(c) "Harassment or assault."
(d) "Sexual harassment."
Short Answer Questions
1. How old was Christine Blasey Ford when she came out with allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh?
2. Who facilitated Lance Maerov's glimpse into Harvey Weinstein's personnel file, according to the narrative in Chapter 5?
3. What sentence did Brock Turner receive for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on Stanford's campus?
4. What was Irwin Reiter's position at The Weinstein Company?
5. Who was the sexual harassment lawyer that contacted Jodi Kantor regarding a potential claim of sexual assault by Judge Brett Kavanaugh?
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