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