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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 3 - 4).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, what word does Brooks argue has lost its power and intensity?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Love.
(c) Hate.
(d) Sin.

3. In Chapter 1, Brooks writes that the struggle against the weakness in yourself is never which of the following?
(a) A paid struggle.
(b) A worthwhile struggle.
(c) A solitary struggle.
(d) An easy struggle.

4. What was the title of Day's novel that was based on her early disordered life?
(a) The Solitude of Activism.
(b) The Day the Music Died.
(c) The Eleventh Virgin.
(d) The Big Earthquake.

5. What did Ida Eisenhower forbid in her house?
(a) Exercising.
(b) Drinking and dancing.
(c) Cursing.
(d) Singing and darts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of apparel did Dwight Eisenhower often wear when he was in a foul temper?

2. What radio program inspired Brooks to write the book?

3. Which religious figure and writer does Brooks reference in the very beginning of the Introduction?

4. What did Perkins' daughter once do as an adult that embarrassed Perkins?

5. Who founded Hull House?

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