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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 was George Eliot's given name at birth?
(a) Jane Eyre.
(b) Mary Anne Evans.
(c) Katherine Michaels.
(d) Janet Sparks.

2. What pacifist organization did Rustin join after moving to Harlem?
(a) The Non-Violent Coalition of States.
(b) The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR).
(c) The Priory of Zion.
(d) The Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

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

4. 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) Reaps the rewards.
(d) Rescues the beloved.

5. In Chapter 3, what word does Brooks argue has lost its power and intensity?
(a) Love.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Sin.
(d) Hate.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Brooks argues it is rare to meet someone today with what kind of a mindset?

2. Where did Bayard Rustin grow up?

3. In Chapter 4, what kind of job did Dorothy Day's father have?

4. In Chapter 2, what tragic historical event inspires Frances Perkins to begin her life of activism?

5. In Chapter 3, Eisenhower is quoted as saying he tried to remember to rely on planning, but to also do which of the following?

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