WorksheetsThe Story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 33mins
What was Ruth's religion?
Catholic
Jewish
Buddhist
Mormon
Where was Ruth born?
Detroit, Michigan
San Francisco, California
Brooklyn, New York
Stockholm, Sweden
What were her nickname, birth name, and "school name" as a child (in that order)?
Kiki, Joan, and Ruth
Joan, Kiki, and Ruth
Ruth, Kiki, and Joan
Celia, Marilyn, and Ruth
Who was Ruth's husband?
Antonin Scalia
Robert E. Cushman
Vladimir Nabokov
Marty Ginsburg
What were some of Ruth's greatest accomplishments?
Running a marathon, composing classical music, flying an airplane
Winning a horseback riding ribbon, climbing Mount Everest, baking a cake
Selling a house, surfing a big wave, becoming a mayor
Becoming the second woman and the first Jewish woman to serve on the United states Supreme Court, changing laws so women and men receive equal rights, directing the Womens Rights Project for the Americal Civil Liberties Uniion
When did Ruth attend Cornell University?
1950 to 1954
1990 to 1994
2010 to 2014
1933 to 1937
What year did Ruth graduate from Columbia Law School?
1989
1993
1959
2019
Why did Ruth sometimes wear a special collar when reading a Supreme Court decision?
When she was excited about the court's decision
When she read a dissent, or disagreement, with the courts decision
When she was afraid she made the wrong decision
When she was going to sing the decision to opera music
What was Ruth's first job after law school?
Clerking for Judge Edmund Palmieri
Teaching Kindergarten
Waiting tables at a restaurant
Being president of the ACLU
Who chose Ruth for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and who chose her for the Supreme Court?
President Obama and President Clinton
President Carter and President Clinton
President Washington and President Lincoln
President George H. Bush and President Grant
How did Ruth change the law and the world for women?
Making sure women got a chance to cook
Making sure women could vote
Making sure women got equal pay with the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Making sure women could be president
