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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 3 - 4).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote a book about his experiences as a concentration camp prisoner during WWII?
(a) Rose Henderberg.
(b) Viktor Frankl.
(c) Rabbi Jacob Bateman.
(d) Alan Wisel.

2. What newspaper did Day found?
(a) The San Francisco Chronicle.
(b) The Catholic Light.
(c) The Catholic Worker.
(d) The Modesto Bee.

3. In Chapter 1, what does Brooks describe as the habit of a friend who works on self-improvement and who Brooks admires?
(a) His friend spends an hour each night carefully cooking the next day's meals.
(b) His friend spends two hours each night exercising and reading the bible.
(c) His friend spends a few moments right before bed every night reviewing his mistakes of the day.
(d) His friend spends an hour each night calling everyone in his family for a quick chat.

4. What was Day fascinated with as an adolescent, according to Brooks?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Modern music.
(c) Sex.
(d) Insects.

5. What did an aide of Dwight Eisenhower's compare Eisenhower's temper to?
(a) The sun.
(b) A five-alarm fire.
(c) A Bessemer furnace.
(d) Molten lava.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ida Eisenhower do after losing a son named Paul?

2. In Chapter 3, Brooks argues that sin is communal, but error is which of the following?

3. How many times was Day arrested?

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

5. Who was Frances Perkins married to?

(see the answer key)

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