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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 writing.
(b) He thought it would cause him to focus too much on himself.
(c) He did not like reading.
(d) He did not like the smell of the common leather diaries of the day.

2. In Chapter 3, Brooks argues that sin is communal, but error is which of the following?
(a) Heroic.
(b) Unnecessary.
(c) Individual.
(d) Preventable.

3. What did Eliot's father become very successful in as a line of work?
(a) He was a chef.
(b) He was a writer.
(c) He was a lawyer.
(d) He was a land agent.

4. Which of the following facets of human nature fascinated Augustine?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Memory.
(d) Empathy.

5. What was Augustine's first step to reforming his own life?
(a) Making amends with his lover.
(b) Giving up all his possessions.
(c) Leaving the Manichees.
(d) Cutting ties with his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brooks describe Dwight Eisenhower's father?

2. Who raised Rustin?

3. What did writer George Eliot say a human life should be well-rooted in?

4. What was one tactic Eisenhower used when he was irritated with someone as a way of controlling his anger?

5. Which general visited Marshall's unit in October 1917?

(see the answer key)

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