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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. In Chapter 6, who does Brooks say was the most prominent Civil Rights leader in America at the time the program Command Performance aired?
(a) Nat Turner.
(b) Rosa Parks.
(c) Martin Luther King Jr.
(d) A. Philip Randolph.

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

3. What event did Randolph plan to organize in 1941 to highlight the discrimination against blacks in the workforce?
(a) A giant march on washington.
(b) A sit-in at churches across the country.
(c) A bus boycott in Alabama.
(d) A sit-in at lunch counters.

4. What well-known war correspondent's work did the radio program Brooks describes in Chapter 1 feature?
(a) Carl Bernstein.
(b) Ernie Pyle.
(c) David Mitchell.
(d) David Halberstam.

5. Which well-known WWII general did Dwight Eisenhower serve under and have a low opinion of?
(a) General Douglas MacArthur.
(b) General Gerald Ford.
(c) General Michael Smith.
(d) General George Marshall.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Brooks argues it is rare to meet someone today with what kind of a mindset?

2. What did an aide of Dwight Eisenhower's compare Eisenhower's temper to?

3. What job does Brooks write that Marshall must have been devastated not to have gotten from Roosevelt?

4. What is one characteristic that people who are calm and centered in their lives exhibit, according to Brooks in the Introduction?

5. Which singer performed at the 1963 March on Washington?

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