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

2. Who did Day have a child with?
(a) Daniel Day Smith.
(b) Forster Batterham.
(c) David Farber.
(d) Sinclair Lewis.

3. What terms does Brooks use to describe a life of humility versus a life of egotism in Chapter 1?
(a) Big Life and Little Life.
(b) Big Me and Little Me.
(c) Big river and Little River.
(d) Big Lies and Little Lies.

4. What was the name of Dwight Eisenhower's mistress?
(a) Fanny Packard.
(b) Kay Summersby.
(c) Ellen McDonnel.
(d) Jane Wright.

5. When did Day die?
(a) April 10, 1970.
(b) March 2, 1985.
(c) November 29, 1980.
(d) February 13, 1965.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Harry Emerson Fosdick once wrote that the beginning of worth-while living involves a confrontation with whom?

3. What is one characteristic that people who are calm and centered in their lives exhibit, according to Brooks in the Introduction?

4. What kind of illness did Perkins' husband suffer from?

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

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