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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 tactics did Rustin and other civil rights leaders adopt to try to accomplish their goals?
(a) Attacking police stations.
(b) Non-violent resistance.
(c) Direct confrontation.
(d) Carrying out damage to properties.

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

3. What disgusted Marshall about President Roosevelt's reaction to his news that plans for the North African invasion during WWII was ready?
(a) President Roosevelt asked that the invasion happen before Election Day.
(b) President Roosevelt did not ask for a casualty count.
(c) President Roosevelt told Marshall to slow the plans down.
(d) President Roosevelt asked to be there so he could release photos to the press.

4. What, according to Brooks, is one key paradox of pride?
(a) It often results in disaster.
(b) It often shows up in people who are in the upper classes.
(c) It often combines jealousy and rage.
(d) It often combines extreme self-confidence with extreme anxiety.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Samuel Johnson born?

2. In Chapter 3, Eisenhower is quoted as saying he tried to remember to rely on planning, but to also do which of the following?

3. What well-known war correspondent's work did the radio program Brooks describes in Chapter 1 feature?

4. What was one tactic Eisenhower used when he was irritated with someone as a way of controlling his anger?

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

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