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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, "State and Church".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After receiving his award at Georgetown University, what does the author receive?
(a) A gold-plated model fighter jet.
(b) A stainless-steel model B-52 bomber.
(c) A silver-plated model aircraft carrier.
(d) A platinum model tank.

2. James Carroll reminisces on experiences as a young boy growing up in what city?
(a) Richmond, VA.
(b) Chicago, IL.
(c) New York City.
(d) Washington, D.C.

3. Where does the author's mother take him as a two-year-old along with his four-year-old brother, Joe?
(a) To New York City.
(b) FDR's presidential inauguration.
(c) To Disney World.
(d) To Chicago to visit relatives.

4. How does Edward J. Kelly, Chicago's mayor and head of the Democratic Party, bring in millions?
(a) He employs many to help raise funds.
(b) He invents the automatic voting machine.
(c) He works as a philanthropist.
(d) Through illegal gambling and other vices run out of city hall, police stations and ward offices.

5. In Irish Chicago of that day, what does a refusal to become a priest after twelve years of seminary make Joe Carroll?
(a) A mean-spirited priest.
(b) A thief.
(c) A cheat.
(d) A spoiled priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite the cold, James is pleased this president does not do this.

2. What does Joe stay in for twenty-five years rather than the six months originally expected?

3. Joe and Jim wear Democrat campaign pins with what motto to protest Republican "I Like Ike" campaign pins?

4. What does being a priest preaching his first sermon make apparent about James?

5. World War II is ongoing, and where is Joe assigned?

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