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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 7 - 8).
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why did George Marshall refuse to keep a diary?
(a) He did not like reading.
(b) He did not like writing.
(c) He did not like the smell of the common leather diaries of the day.
(d) He thought it would cause him to focus too much on himself.
2. What was Day fascinated with as an adolescent, according to Brooks?
(a) Sex.
(b) Insects.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Modern music.
3. Where did Dwight Eisenhower grow up?
(a) Scranton, Pennsylvania.
(b) Abilene, Kansas.
(c) Columbus, Ohio.
(d) Mobile, Alabama.
4. What kind of literature had a great impact on Day's thinking early in her adulthood?
(a) British.
(b) Russian.
(c) Greek.
(d) Italian.
5. Who did Ida Eisenhower marry?
(a) Laurence.
(b) James.
(c) David.
(d) John.
Short Answer Questions
1. What newspaper did Day found?
2. In Chapter 5, Brooks argues it is rare to meet someone today with what kind of a mindset?
3. In which work of Eliot's did she write of her disdain for "men of maxims"?
4. In Chapter 5, what is a trait Brooks argues is common among modest people who achieve great success?
5. Who offered to marry Rustin?
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