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