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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 was Augustine's first step to reforming his own life?
(a) Making amends with his lover.
(b) Cutting ties with his mother.
(c) Giving up all his possessions.
(d) Leaving the Manichees.

2. What company did Randolph work very hard to help unionize?
(a) The Aster Company.
(b) The Rockefeller Company.
(c) The Pullman Company.
(d) The Vanderbilt Company.

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

4. During her teenage years, what was Eliot mostly caught up in?
(a) Religious fervor.
(b) The abolition movement.
(c) The labor movement.
(d) Working as a volunteer nurse during WWII.

5. What was Marshall's first assignment after the death of his wife?
(a) Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe.
(b) Chief of Staff of the military.
(c) Leader of the Infantry School program at Fort Benning.
(d) Professor at the War College.

Short Answer Questions

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

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 is the title of William James' treatise that Brooks reference in Chapter 3?

4. Who raised Rustin?

5. Who did Eliot finally end up in a long, stable romantic relationship with?

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