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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What terms does Brooks use to describe a life of humility versus a life of egotism in Chapter 1?
(a) Big Lies and Little Lies.
(b) Big Life and Little Life.
(c) Big river and Little River.
(d) Big Me and Little Me.

2. What is one characteristic that people who are calm and centered in their lives exhibit, according to Brooks in the Introduction?
(a) They give money to the poor.
(b) They hug everyone.
(c) They radiate a sort of moral joy.
(d) They read constantly.

3. What significant federal program was Perkins an advocate for?
(a) The Americans With Disabilities Act.
(b) The Affordable Care Act.
(c) The Jobs and Raises Act.
(d) The New Deal.

4. What well-known war correspondent's work did the radio program Brooks describes in Chapter 1 feature?
(a) Carl Bernstein.
(b) David Mitchell.
(c) David Halberstam.
(d) Ernie Pyle.

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

6. Who led a factory strike in 1909 to try to help female industrial workers improve their work conditions?
(a) Dorothy Day.
(b) Frances Perkins.
(c) Rose Schneiderman.
(d) Eleanor Roosevelt.

7. What was the name of the radical newspaper where Day got her first job?
(a) The Morning Herald.
(b) The Worker's Rebellion.
(c) The Red Banner.
(d) The Call.

8. Where did Dwight Eisenhower grow up?
(a) Mobile, Alabama.
(b) Columbus, Ohio.
(c) Abilene, Kansas.
(d) Scranton, Pennsylvania.

9. What was the name of Dwight Eisenhower's mistress?
(a) Ellen McDonnel.
(b) Fanny Packard.
(c) Jane Wright.
(d) Kay Summersby.

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

11. Who was Frances Perkins married to?
(a) Sinclair Lewis.
(b) Franklin Smith.
(c) James Jordan.
(d) Paul Wilson.

12. Which well-known WWII general did Dwight Eisenhower serve under and have a low opinion of?
(a) General George Marshall.
(b) General Douglas MacArthur.
(c) General Gerald Ford.
(d) General Michael Smith.

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

14. What did Ida Eisenhower study in college?
(a) Music.
(b) Writing.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Law.

15. What is the title of Kirstin Downey's biography about Perkins?
(a) The Woman Behind the New Deal.
(b) My History.
(c) A Life in Activism.
(d) The Calm Before the Storm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote a book about his experiences as a concentration camp prisoner during WWII?

2. Where did Perkins live in New York City with her husband?

3. What did Dwight Eisenhower say freedom as been defined as in his 1957 State of the Union Address?

4. What was the title of Day's novel that was based on her early disordered life?

5. Where was Ida Eisenhower born?

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