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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 radio program inspired Brooks to write the book?
(a) Hot Jazz.
(b) Fresh Air.
(c) All Things Considered.
(d) Command Performance.

2. What cabinet-level position did Perkins hold during the Roosevelt years?
(a) Secretary of Labor.
(b) Secretary of Commerce.
(c) Secretary of Trade.
(d) Secretary of State.

3. What does Brooks say his book is about in his introduction?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Adam II.
(c) Job.
(d) Careers.

4. What does Brooks say, in Chapter 3, is the most powerful way of fighting sin?
(a) Giving to charity.
(b) Living in a sweet, loving way.
(c) Going to church.
(d) Practicing what you preach.

5. What did Perkins' daughter once do as an adult that embarrassed Perkins?
(a) Spent all her money and ended up in jail.
(b) Eloped.
(c) Appeared drunk at a wedding.
(d) Wore wildly inappropriate attire to a society event.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Frances Perkins married to?

2. What terms does Brooks use to describe a life of humility versus a life of egotism in Chapter 1?

3. What kind of literature had a great impact on Day's thinking early in her adulthood?

4. Who led a factory strike in 1909 to try to help female industrial workers improve their work conditions?

5. What does Brooks compare self-control to?

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