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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 5 - 6).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Day name her daughter?
(a) Tamar.
(b) Jane.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Alexandra.

2. What newspaper did Day found?
(a) The Modesto Bee.
(b) The San Francisco Chronicle.
(c) The Catholic Worker.
(d) The Catholic Light.

3. Who led a factory strike in 1909 to try to help female industrial workers improve their work conditions?
(a) Frances Perkins.
(b) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(c) Rose Schneiderman.
(d) Dorothy Day.

4. Which important political figure did Perkins assist early in his career?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Charles Wilson.
(c) Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
(d) Dwight Eisenhower.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Marshall take right after the end of WWII, even though he did not really want it?

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

3. What was one tactic Eisenhower used when he was irritated with someone as a way of controlling his anger?

4. How did his wife's death change Marshall's approach to life?

5. In Chapter 3, what word does Brooks argue has lost its power and intensity?

(see the answer key)

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