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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 5 - 6).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What biblical reference does Brooks use to describe two opposing sides of human nature?
(a) Jesus I and Jesus II.
(b) Adam I and Adam II.
(c) Mary and Joseph.
(d) Moses and Job.

2. What was the title of Day's novel that was based on her early disordered life?
(a) The Big Earthquake.
(b) The Day the Music Died.
(c) The Solitude of Activism.
(d) The Eleventh Virgin.

3. In Chapter 5, Brooks argues it is rare to meet someone today with what kind of a mindset?
(a) Religious.
(b) Institutional.
(c) Service.
(d) Moral.

4. Where did Dwight Eisenhower grow up?
(a) Abilene, Kansas.
(b) Columbus, Ohio.
(c) Mobile, Alabama.
(d) Scranton, Pennsylvania.

5. What tactics did Rustin and other civil rights leaders adopt to try to accomplish their goals?
(a) Carrying out damage to properties.
(b) Attacking police stations.
(c) Direct confrontation.
(d) Non-violent resistance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kierkegaard once wrote that only the one who descends into the underworld does which of the following?

2. What did Ida Eisenhower forbid in her house?

3. Where was George Marshall born?

4. In Chapter 4, what kind of job did Dorothy Day's father have?

5. How did his wife's death change Marshall's approach to life?

(see the answer key)

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