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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. Brooks quotes writer Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn as saying the line separating good and evil passes through what place?
(a) eyes.
(b) Gardens.
(c) States.
(d) The human heart.

2. What university did Perkins teach at towards the end of her life?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Florida State.
(c) Ohio State.
(d) Cornell.

3. What is the title of Kirstin Downey's biography about Perkins?
(a) The Woman Behind the New Deal.
(b) My History.
(c) A Life in Activism.
(d) The Calm Before the Storm.

4. What did Ida Eisenhower do after losing a son named Paul?
(a) Had a nervous breakdown.
(b) Became even more loving and caring to her other children.
(c) Left the family.
(d) Joined a religious group that would later evolve into the Jehovah's Witnesses.

5. What was the name of the radical newspaper where Day got her first job?
(a) The Red Banner.
(b) The Morning Herald.
(c) The Call.
(d) The Worker's Rebellion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Frances Perkins married to?

3. What terms does Brooks use to describe a life of humility versus a life of egotism in Chapter 1?

4. What did Ida Eisenhower study in college?

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

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