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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 7 - 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What factor contributed to Marshall's rise through the military ranks during the 1930s?
(a) Personal merit became a more important factor during the rise of Fascism in Europe.
(b) The reforms Marshall had pushed for were reaping great benefits.
(c) President Roosevelt liked Marshall.
(d) Marshall was very skilled at speaking with the press.

2. Which general visited Marshall's unit in October 1917?
(a) General Dwight Eisenhower.
(b) General John Pershing.
(c) General John Jacobs.
(d) General Douglas MacArthur.

3. What was the name of the radical newspaper where Day got her first job?
(a) The Red Banner.
(b) The Worker's Rebellion.
(c) The Call.
(d) The Morning Herald.

4. What event did Randolph plan to organize in 1941 to highlight the discrimination against blacks in the workforce?
(a) A sit-in at lunch counters.
(b) A giant march on washington.
(c) A sit-in at churches across the country.
(d) A bus boycott in Alabama.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dwight Eisenhower warn Americans about in his farewell speech when he left the presidency?

2. Who did Eliot often dedicate her novels to?

3. Who did Ida Eisenhower marry?

4. Where was George Marshall born?

5. What kind of illness did Marshall's wife suffer from?

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