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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 7 - 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event did Randolph plan to organize in 1941 to highlight the discrimination against blacks in the workforce?
(a) A giant march on washington.
(b) A sit-in at churches across the country.
(c) A bus boycott in Alabama.
(d) A sit-in at lunch counters.

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

3. In Chapter 6, who does Brooks say was the most prominent Civil Rights leader in America at the time the program Command Performance aired?
(a) Martin Luther King Jr.
(b) A. Philip Randolph.
(c) Nat Turner.
(d) Rosa Parks.

4. In Chapter 5, Brooks argues it is rare to meet someone today with what kind of a mindset?
(a) Religious.
(b) Service.
(c) Institutional.
(d) Moral.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did writer George Eliot say a human life should be well-rooted in?

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

3. What was the nickname of the son Dwight Eisenhower lost to premature death?

4. What was Augustine's first step to reforming his own life?

5. Who offered to marry Rustin?

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