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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 does Brooks compare self-control to?
(a) A muscle that tires easily.
(b) Sunglasses on a cloudy day.
(c) A plant that needs water and tending.
(d) A communal concert.

2. In Chapter 2, what tragic historical event inspires Frances Perkins to begin her life of activism?
(a) The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
(b) The beginning of WWII.
(c) The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
(d) The beginning of WWI.

3. What was one tactic Eisenhower used when he was irritated with someone as a way of controlling his anger?
(a) He wrote their name on a piece of paper and threw it in the trash.
(b) He talked to his wife about it.
(c) He went on hikes to relax.
(d) He recorded himself giving the person a piece of his mind.

4. Where was George Marshall born?
(a) Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
(b) Newton, New York.
(c) Columbus, Ohio.
(d) Scranton, Pennsylvania.

5. Between which two ideals was Augustine caught even as a young boy, according to Brooks?
(a) Those of the classical world and those of the Judeo-Christian world.
(b) Those of the Roman Empire and those of the Greek Empire.
(c) Those of the West and those of the East.
(d) Those of his family's and those of the church's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which important political figure did Perkins assist early in his career?

2. Who was Dwight Eisenhower's vice president?

3. What kind of apparel did Dwight Eisenhower often wear when he was in a foul temper?

4. How did Eliot end her novel Middlemarch?

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

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