View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What biblical reference does Brooks use to describe two opposing sides of human nature?
(a) Jesus I and Jesus II.
(b) Mary and Joseph.
(c) Moses and Job.
(d) Adam I and Adam II.

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

5. What did Dwight Eisenhower warn Americans about in his farewell speech when he left the presidency?
(a) Rank materialism.
(b) The dangers of the military-industrial complex.
(c) Starting another war.
(d) Getting into entangling alliances.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Brooks describe as the habit of a friend who works on self-improvement and who Brooks admires?

2. Which president's wife used to caution him about using the word "I" in his speeches too often?

3. What does Brooks say, in Chapter 3, is the most powerful way of fighting sin?

4. Why does Brooks say Day inspired generations of Catholics to come after her?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Day set out to write about the experience of childbirth after having her child?

2. What was Hull House modeled after?

3. Why did Perkins take a job teaching at Cornell University in 1957 although the pay was very little?

4. What virtue does Brooks say is generally misunderstood in Chapter 4?

5. How does Brooks describe Adam I in the Introduction?

6. In Chapter 1, what trait does Brooks feel was more common in most people in the WWII-era than it is today?

7. What was a tactic Dwight Eisenhower used to manage his anger and emotions that involved writing?

8. How did Perkins initially win over Franklin Delano Roosevelt's trust?

9. What does Brooks say are the ultimate joys in Chapter 1?

10. What did Viktor Frankl tell potential suicides in the concentration camp during WWII?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 742 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample