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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Introduction - Chapter 2).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brooks quotes writer Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn as saying the line separating good and evil passes through what place?
(a) The human heart.
(b) Gardens.
(c) eyes.
(d) States.

2. In Chapter 1, Brooks writes that the struggle against the weakness in yourself is never which of the following?
(a) An easy struggle.
(b) A paid struggle.
(c) A solitary struggle.
(d) A worthwhile struggle.

3. What two types of virtues does Brooks compare and contrast in the Introduction?
(a) Resume virtues and eulogy virtues.
(b) True virtues and false virtues.
(c) Career virtues and family virtues.
(d) Country virtues and city virtues.

4. Which president's wife used to caution him about using the word "I" in his speeches too often?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) George H.W. Bush.
(c) Barack Obama.
(d) Jimmy Carter.

5. Kierkegaard once wrote that only the one who descends into the underworld does which of the following?
(a) Redeems herself.
(b) Finds the light.
(c) Rescues the beloved.
(d) Reaps the rewards.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Introduction, how does Brooks say people of great virtue make other people feel?

2. Who sent Brooks an email responding to a column he wrote that Brooks says explains the mythology of his book?

3. What happens to Perkins in 1939 that tests her resilience?

4. Who was Frances Perkins married to?

5. Who was one of the people Perkins associate with in Greenwich Village?

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