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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 3 - 4).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harry Emerson Fosdick once wrote that the beginning of worth-while living involves a confrontation with whom?
(a) Our parents.
(b) Our Gods.
(c) Ourselves.
(d) Our friends.

2. In Chapter 2, what tragic historical event inspires Frances Perkins to begin her life of activism?
(a) The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
(b) The beginning of WWII.
(c) The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
(d) The beginning of WWI.

3. What did Perkins' daughter once do as an adult that embarrassed Perkins?
(a) Wore wildly inappropriate attire to a society event.
(b) Appeared drunk at a wedding.
(c) Spent all her money and ended up in jail.
(d) Eloped.

4. What happens to Perkins in 1939 that tests her resilience?
(a) She is the subject of impeachment proceedings.
(b) Her husband dies.
(c) She is fired.
(d) Her mother dies.

5. What cabinet-level position did Perkins hold during the Roosevelt years?
(a) Secretary of Trade.
(b) Secretary of Commerce.
(c) Secretary of Labor.
(d) Secretary of State.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Introduction, how does Brooks say people of great virtue make other people feel?

2. What is the title of Kirstin Downey's biography about Perkins?

3. Who sent Brooks an email responding to a column he wrote that Brooks says explains the mythology of his book?

4. What was the name of the radical newspaper where Day got her first job?

5. What biblical reference does Brooks use to describe two opposing sides of human nature?

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