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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. What does Brooks say, in Chapter 3, is the most powerful way of fighting sin?
(a) Living in a sweet, loving way.
(b) Going to church.
(c) Giving to charity.
(d) Practicing what you preach.

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

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

4. In Chapter 1, what does Brooks describe as the habit of a friend who works on self-improvement and who Brooks admires?
(a) His friend spends an hour each night calling everyone in his family for a quick chat.
(b) His friend spends two hours each night exercising and reading the bible.
(c) His friend spends an hour each night carefully cooking the next day's meals.
(d) His friend spends a few moments right before bed every night reviewing his mistakes of the day.

5. Who did Day have a child with?
(a) David Farber.
(b) Sinclair Lewis.
(c) Forster Batterham.
(d) Daniel Day Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of illness did Perkins' husband suffer from?

2. When did Day officially join the Catholic Church?

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

4. Which well-known WWII general did Dwight Eisenhower serve under and have a low opinion of?

5. What cabinet-level position did Perkins hold during the Roosevelt years?

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