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