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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 9 - 10).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Ida Eisenhower leave her domestic job to strike out on her own and enroll in high school?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 20.
(d) 13.

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

3. When was Augustine born?
(a) 500.
(b) 1650.
(c) 354.
(d) 1345.

4. Who founded Hull House?
(a) Dorothy Day.
(b) Frances Perkins.
(c) Jane Eyre.
(d) Jane Addams.

5. Why did Augustine's mother Monica tell him it was not necessary to bury her in Africa?
(a) Because she wanted to be buried in Carthage.
(b) Because she was not going to die any time soon.
(c) Because she wanted to be cremated and buried at sea.
(d) Because there was no place on earth that was far from God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which book was on the top of the New York Times bestseller list for 98 weeks starting in 1952?

2. Which president's wife used to caution him about using the word "I" in his speeches too often?

3. What trait does Brooks say made it hard for Marshall to develop friendships?

4. What did Marshall believe one must do the less he agreed with the policies of his superiors?

5. What illness did Johnson suffer from in childhood that left him physically scarred?

(see the answer key)

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