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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 the nickname of the son Dwight Eisenhower lost to premature death?
(a) Dave.
(b) Icky.
(c) Sport.
(d) Jimmy.

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

3. What trait does Brooks say made it hard for Marshall to develop friendships?
(a) His painful shyness.
(b) His lack of self-confidence.
(c) His formality.
(d) His lack of a sense of humor.

4. What tactics did Rustin and other civil rights leaders adopt to try to accomplish their goals?
(a) Carrying out damage to properties.
(b) Attacking police stations.
(c) Direct confrontation.
(d) Non-violent resistance.

5. What did Dwight Eisenhower say freedom as been defined as in his 1957 State of the Union Address?
(a) The opportunity for heroism.
(b) Nothing left to lose.
(c) An open road.
(d) The opportunity for self-discipline.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brooks say Day inspired generations of Catholics to come after her?

2. What did Ida Eisenhower forbid in her house?

3. What was the name of Dwight Eisenhower's mistress?

4. What is arguably Eliot's most famous novel?

5. Between which two ideals was Augustine caught even as a young boy, according to Brooks?

(see the answer key)

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