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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 9 - 10).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did Augustine write about greatly fearing?
(a) His temper.
(b) His mother.
(c) His own hidden parts.
(d) His depression.

2. As Johnson approached death, what did he do to himself?
(a) Prayed extensively.
(b) Drank only wine.
(c) Told all his family how much he loved them.
(d) Plunged scissors into his own legs to help drain the swelling and fluid.

3. When did Day officially join the Catholic Church?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1918.

4. What Dr. Seuss book does Brooks say embodies the mentality of meritocracy?
(a) The Sneetches.
(b) Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
(c) Yertle the Turtle.
(d) Oh, The Places You'll Go!

5. Who founded Hull House?
(a) Jane Eyre.
(b) Jane Addams.
(c) Frances Perkins.
(d) Dorothy Day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Day fascinated with as an adolescent, according to Brooks?

3. What was Marshall's wife's nickname?

4. How did his wife's death change Marshall's approach to life?

5. According to Brooks, what did Augustine seem to believe humans were not capable of?

(see the answer key)

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