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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 9 - 10).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of work did Johnson sign a contract in 1746 to complete?
(a) The creation of an English Thesaurus.
(b) The creation of an English dictionary.
(c) The creation of an anthology of his best speeches and essays.
(d) The creation of a new version of the bible.

2. What happens to Perkins in 1939 that tests her resilience?
(a) She is fired.
(b) She is the subject of impeachment proceedings.
(c) Her husband dies.
(d) Her mother dies.

3. What university did Perkins teach at towards the end of her life?
(a) Cornell.
(b) Ohio State.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Florida State.

4. How old was Marshall's wife when she died?
(a) 60.
(b) 43.
(c) 80.
(d) 53.

5. Who was Dwight Eisenhower's vice president?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Gerald Ford.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ida Eisenhower forbid in her house?

2. Who offered to marry Rustin?

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

4. What did Perkins' mother tell her as a young girl she should always wear?

5. How does Brooks describe Dwight Eisenhower's father?

(see the answer key)

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