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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. What trait does Brooks say made it hard for Marshall to develop friendships?
(a) His painful shyness.
(b) His lack of a sense of humor.
(c) His formality.
(d) His lack of self-confidence.

2. Who offered to marry Rustin?
(a) Jane Addams.
(b) Lily Perkins.
(c) Helen Winnemore.
(d) Dorothy Day.

3. Who was Marshall's early biographer?
(a) Michael Eisner.
(b) Eleanor Wright.
(c) Florence Franklin.
(d) William Frye.

4. Which of the following did Augustine write about greatly fearing?
(a) His mother.
(b) His own hidden parts.
(c) His depression.
(d) His temper.

5. What did Marshall believe one must do the less he agreed with the policies of his superiors?
(a) Go to the press and let reporters know what was happening was wrong.
(b) Quit and do more worthy work.
(c) Try to persuade those superiors that there is a better path.
(d) Try even harder to help them accomplish those policies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Randolph move at the beginning of his career?

2. What privilege was conferred upon Augustine at a very young age?

3. Where did Bayard Rustin grow up?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Bayard Rustin's most significant personal flaw?

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

3. What kind of relationship did Mary Anne Evans (whose pen name was George Eliot) have with her mother?

4. How did Virginia Woolf characterize Eliot's work?

5. How was Marshall affected by his wife's sudden death?

6. What was Augustine's relationship with his mother like?

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

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

9. What significant event during the Civil Rights era did Rustin help to organize and execute?

10. In what ways were Eliot and George Lewes well-matched as a couple?

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