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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. In Chapter 3, Brooks argues that sin is communal, but error is which of the following?
(a) Heroic.
(b) Preventable.
(c) Individual.
(d) Unnecessary.

2. What was Day fascinated with as an adolescent, according to Brooks?
(a) Modern music.
(b) Sex.
(c) Insects.
(d) Drugs.

3. What did Ida Eisenhower study in college?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Music.
(c) Writing.
(d) Law.

4. In Chapter 3, what word does Brooks argue has lost its power and intensity?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Hate.
(c) Sin.
(d) Love.

5. How many times was Day arrested?
(a) Four times.
(b) Eight times.
(c) Dozens of times.
(d) Twice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did writer Henry James describe Eliot's physical appearance?

2. Who did Day have a child with?

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

4. Who was Augustine's mother?

5. During her teenage years, what was Eliot mostly caught up in?

(see the answer key)

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