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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which work of Eliot's did she write of her disdain for "men of maxims"?
(a) The Mill on the Floss.
(b) Adam Bede.
(c) Jane Eyre.
(d) Middlemarch.

2. What fruit symbolized terrible judgment and pointless sin for Augustine?
(a) Pears.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Cherries.
(d) Apples.

3. Who remained loyal to Rustin and tried to help him stay involved in the Civil Rights movement?
(a) George Marshall.
(b) Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
(c) A. Philip Randolph.
(d) Rosa Parks.

4. What is the title of Augustine's seminal written work?
(a) Rapture.
(b) Sin and Temptation.
(c) Confessions.
(d) Contentment in God.

5. What company did Randolph work very hard to help unionize?
(a) The Aster Company.
(b) The Rockefeller Company.
(c) The Vanderbilt Company.
(d) The Pullman Company.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which general visited Marshall's unit in October 1917?

2. Who did Eliot fall in love with when she was 32?

3. Which of the following facets of human nature fascinated Augustine?

4. What did Sara Jane Lippincot say about Eliot's smile?

5. Who did Eliot often dedicate her novels to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of attitude did Marshall have towards institutions, according to Brooks?

2. For Augustine, what did the stealing of the pears symbolize?

3. What significant event in 1941 was A. Philip Randolph instrumental in organizing, but eventually called off?

4. What request did Marshall make for his funeral arrangements?

5. What was the main social consequence of Eliot's relationship with Lewes?

6. What kind of devotion dominated Eliot's teenage years?

7. As a young woman, what causes a large rift between Eliot and her father?

8. What kinds of romantic relationships characterized Eliot's years as a young woman?

9. How did Marshall win over his classmates at VMI?

10. What crisis did Eliot write about concerning women's situation in society in her novel Middlemarch?

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