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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A men should be excluded.
B the voices of marginalized women must be centered.
C powerful women need to take the lead.
D white women should lead the charge.
Question #2
A fewer investigations of sexual harassment
B harassment cases will be unfairly investigated
C broader legal definitions of sexual harassment
D accusations of workplace harassment will be taken less seriously
Question #3
A she was the first black woman to bring a case to the Supreme Court.
B it was the first time sexual harassment was considered discrimination under Civil Rights law.
C she was the first female Supreme Court nominee.
D her assailant went to prison.
Question #4
A 10%
B All
C 90%
D 50%
Question #5
A unwillingness to disassociate from “feminized” aspects of nursing
B the men were closer to their supervisors
C incompetence at the necessary skills for the job
D not as many men passed the nursing exam
Question #6
A are discriminated against by their female coworkers
B quickly move to positions of power
C are paid less than their female coworkers
D are excluded from managerial positions
Question #7
A companies are afraid of reverse discrimination lawsuits.
B job growth overall has slowed.
C women have crossed into male-dominated fields, but men have yet to move into female-dominated fields in similar numbers.
D the majority of women are still stay-at-home mothers.
Question #8
A employers have a certain number of jobs that they must fill with a female candidate.
B employers have a certain number of jobs that they must fill with a candidate who is a person of color.
C employers make hiring decisions at random so as to not discriminate.
D employers make assumptions about how workers will perform based on the groups to which they belong.
Question #9
A low-income men
B low-income women
C high income-women
D high income-men
Question #10
A when the supply of workers outpaces demand for the product.
B when large numbers of women enter it.
C when the field grows so fast and cannot keep up with demand for workers.
D when large number of men enter it.
Question #11
A these jobs have high concentrations of women since they represent formerly unpaid tasks historically performed by women.
B there are not enough men of working age to fill all the new jobs.
C these jobs are primarily being filled by college-educated men.
D highly educated women are filling these jobs.
Question #12
A increased significantly
B become an irrelevant measure
C decreased significantly
D stayed about the same
Question #13
A getting a good white collar job
B commonsense
C book smarts
D a college education
Question #14
A competing to be at the top of their class.
B putting minimal effort into school.
C working hard to get into college.
D valuing an education over money.
Question #15
A more frequent use of contraception.
B more girls working full-time jobs during school.
C interactions with the criminal justice system for minor infractions.
D higher rates of teen pregnancy.
Question #16
A not charged for crimes as adults until they turn 21.
B robbed of childhood innocence.
C allowed to join the military earlier than age 18.
D allowed to work at a younger age than the law usually allows.
Question #17
A people with more pessimistic personalities do better on exams.
B people with more positive outlooks do worse on exams.
C having unrealistically positive views of yourself motivates effort and persistence on challenging tasks.
D if students feel more positively toward their teachers they will do better in the class.
Question #18
A that it helps students focus on completing cognitively demanding tasks.
B the person scoring the test relies on stereotypes rather than the actual answers.
C that it takes away mental energy needed to complete cognitively demanding tasks.
D the pressure leads to women doing better.
Question #19
A the threat that results from doing much better than expected.
B the risk of physical attack based on stereotypes about your racial/ethnic group.
C the concern your performance will confirm a negative stereotype about a group to which you belong.
D a way that women threaten men in a female-dominated industry.
Question #20
A of their general anti-social tendencies.
B they were considered creative risk-takers.
C they made up the majority of computer hardware engineers.
D of their patience and greater attention to detail.