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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. In Chapter 3, Brooks argues that sin is communal, but error is which of the following?
(a) Individual.
(b) Unnecessary.
(c) Preventable.
(d) Heroic.

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

3. Who wrote a book about his experiences as a concentration camp prisoner during WWII?
(a) Alan Wisel.
(b) Rabbi Jacob Bateman.
(c) Rose Henderberg.
(d) Viktor Frankl.

4. How many times was Day arrested?
(a) Eight times.
(b) Four times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Dozens of times.

5. What is one characteristic that people who are calm and centered in their lives exhibit, according to Brooks in the Introduction?
(a) They read constantly.
(b) They radiate a sort of moral joy.
(c) They give money to the poor.
(d) They hug everyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What newspaper did Day found?

2. In Chapter 1, Brooks writes that the struggle against the weakness in yourself is never which of the following?

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

4. What happens to Perkins in 1939 that tests her resilience?

5. Kierkegaard once wrote that only the one who descends into the underworld does which of the following?

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