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

2. How did Eliot end her novel Middlemarch?
(a) With a shocking plot twist.
(b) By celebrating those who lead humble lives.
(c) With a wedding scene.
(d) With a death scene.

3. At what age did Ida Eisenhower leave her domestic job to strike out on her own and enroll in high school?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 17.
(d) 20.

4. Between which two ideals was Augustine caught even as a young boy, according to Brooks?
(a) Those of his family's and those of the church's.
(b) Those of the classical world and those of the Judeo-Christian world.
(c) Those of the Roman Empire and those of the Greek Empire.
(d) Those of the West and those of the East.

5. Which mayor offered Randolph a job in the 1930s?
(a) Mayor Fiorello La Guadria.
(b) Mayor Rudolph Guiliani.
(c) Mayor Mario Cuomo.
(d) Mayor George Pataki.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Winston Churchill do when he visited Marshall in the hospital during his final illness?

2. What disgusted Marshall about President Roosevelt's reaction to his news that plans for the North African invasion during WWII was ready?

3. What factor contributed to Marshall's rise through the military ranks during the 1930s?

4. What was the nickname of the son Dwight Eisenhower lost to premature death?

5. What does Brooks say, in Chapter 3, is the most powerful way of fighting sin?

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