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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 disgusted Marshall about President Roosevelt's reaction to his news that plans for the North African invasion during WWII was ready?
(a) President Roosevelt did not ask for a casualty count.
(b) President Roosevelt asked that the invasion happen before Election Day.
(c) President Roosevelt told Marshall to slow the plans down.
(d) President Roosevelt asked to be there so he could release photos to the press.

2. Why did George Marshall refuse to keep a diary?
(a) He did not like writing.
(b) He thought it would cause him to focus too much on himself.
(c) He did not like reading.
(d) He did not like the smell of the common leather diaries of the day.

3. What kind of illness did Marshall's wife suffer from?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Arthritis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Heart weakness.

4. How did Eliot meet the man who would become her life-long partner?
(a) At church.
(b) At the beach.
(c) At a society event.
(d) At a bookstore.

5. Which well-known WWII general did Dwight Eisenhower serve under and have a low opinion of?
(a) General Gerald Ford.
(b) General Douglas MacArthur.
(c) General George Marshall.
(d) General Michael Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Ida Eisenhower born?

2. What trait does Brooks say made it hard for Marshall to develop friendships?

3. Which general visited Marshall's unit in October 1917?

4. What tactics did Rustin and other civil rights leaders adopt to try to accomplish their goals?

5. In Chapter 5, Brooks argues it is rare to meet someone today with what kind of a mindset?

(see the answer key)

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