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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do biographers often attribute Eliot's messy romantic life to?

2. To which sect did Augustine belong as a young man?

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

4. What did writer George Eliot say a human life should be well-rooted in?

5. What event did Randolph plan to organize in 1941 to highlight the discrimination against blacks in the workforce?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did George Marshall humiliate his father when he was a young boy?

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

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

4. What sect's teachings did Augustine initially follow and then renounce?

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

6. What was the surprising outcome of Marshall's tense encounter with General Pershing in 1917?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining why Brooks thinks moderation is a "generally misunderstood virtue" (69). Do you agree or disagree with Brooks' opinion on this matter?

Essay Topic 2

What core traits did George Marshall's wish for a simple burial, with no state funeral or fanfare, reveal about his character? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How and why did A. Philip Randolph change his opinions and attitudes towards Communism, and how did this change affect his work in the Civil Rights movement? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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