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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 9 - 10).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is arguably Eliot's most famous novel?
(a) Middlemarch.
(b) Wuthering Heights.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) A Tale of Two Cities.

2. In his Humility Code, what does Brooks say is the central drama of life?
(a) The struggle for love.
(b) The struggle against sin and for virtue.
(c) The struggle to honor our ancestors.
(d) The struggle for earning one's rightful place in the hierarchy of society.

3. What kind of funeral did Marshall want?
(a) Marshall wanted to be cremated and buried at sea.
(b) A funeral with the highest military honors and a fly-over by the Blue Angels.
(c) A low-key, humble event with no fanfare.
(d) A huge state funeral.

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

5. Brooks argues Johnson saw literature and art as which of the following?
(a) Moral enterprises.
(b) The measure of a culture.
(c) Wastes of time.
(d) The playthings of the wealthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who remained loyal to Rustin and tried to help him stay involved in the Civil Rights movement?

2. During her teenage years, what was Eliot mostly caught up in?

3. How many times was Day arrested?

4. What kind of illness did Perkins' husband suffer from?

5. What job did Marshall take right after the end of WWII, even though he did not really want it?

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