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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. What factor contributed to Marshall's rise through the military ranks during the 1930s?
(a) President Roosevelt liked Marshall.
(b) The reforms Marshall had pushed for were reaping great benefits.
(c) Marshall was very skilled at speaking with the press.
(d) Personal merit became a more important factor during the rise of Fascism in Europe.

2. Brooks argues Johnson saw literature and art as which of the following?
(a) The measure of a culture.
(b) Moral enterprises.
(c) The playthings of the wealthy.
(d) Wastes of time.

3. Who led a factory strike in 1909 to try to help female industrial workers improve their work conditions?
(a) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(b) Dorothy Day.
(c) Frances Perkins.
(d) Rose Schneiderman.

4. What did Ida Eisenhower forbid in her house?
(a) Drinking and dancing.
(b) Cursing.
(c) Singing and darts.
(d) Exercising.

5. Where did Perkins live in New York City with her husband?
(a) The East Village.
(b) Around Washington Square.
(c) Harlem.
(d) The Upper West Side.

Short Answer Questions

1. During her teenage years, what was Eliot mostly caught up in?

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

3. What pacifist organization did Rustin join after moving to Harlem?

4. Where did Dwight Eisenhower grow up?

5. What does Brooks argue that both Johnson and Montaigne were seeking?

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