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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. In which 2011 book did Christian Smith study the moral lives of American college students?
(a) The College Co-ed.
(b) Lost in Transition.
(c) The Textbook Lessons.
(d) The State of Play.

2. How did Johnson react to reading Hamlet at age 9?
(a) He decided he detested Shakespeare's writing.
(b) He ran into the street, terrified of the ghost scenes.
(c) He thought it was dull and unremarkable.
(d) He immediately wanted to model his writing after Shakespeare's.

3. Immanuel Kant once wrote that no straight thing was ever made out of which of the following?
(a) The crooked timber of humanity.
(b) An egotistical personality.
(c) A sinner's wishes.
(d) Cedar wood.

4. Between which two ideals was Augustine caught even as a young boy, according to Brooks?
(a) Those of the Roman Empire and those of the Greek Empire.
(b) Those of the classical world and those of the Judeo-Christian world.
(c) Those of his family's and those of the church's.
(d) Those of the West and those of the East.

5. In his Humility Code, what does Brooks say is the central drama of life?
(a) The struggle for love.
(b) The struggle for earning one's rightful place in the hierarchy of society.
(c) The struggle against sin and for virtue.
(d) The struggle to honor our ancestors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one characteristic that people who are calm and centered in their lives exhibit, according to Brooks in the Introduction?

2. What did Day name her daughter?

3. What privilege was conferred upon Augustine at a very young age?

4. Where was Ida Eisenhower born?

5. Who remained loyal to Rustin and tried to help him stay involved in the Civil Rights movement?

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