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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 his Humility Code, how does Brooks say character is built?
(a) In the course of pride.
(b) In the course of human events.
(c) In the course of politics.
(d) In the course of your inner confrontation.

2. What did Perkins' grandmother tell her to do when social disaster strikes?
(a) Write a newspaper column.
(b) Take a vacation.
(c) Act as though nothing had happened.
(d) Fight back.

3. What famous novella did Leo Tolstoy publish in 1886?
(a) The Long Road Home.
(b) The Death of Ivan Ilyich.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) One Day in the Life of Ivan Densevich.

4. How did Eliot end her novel Middlemarch?
(a) With a death scene.
(b) With a shocking plot twist.
(c) By celebrating those who lead humble lives.
(d) With a wedding scene.

5. What event caused Montaigne to think deeply about the difference between outward appearance and inner experience?
(a) His accident which involved him falling off a horse and blacking out.
(b) His long illness.
(c) His daughter's death.
(d) His conversion to Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Perkins name her daughter?

2. In his Humility Code, what does Brooks say we are all ultimately saved by?

3. What did Perkins' mother tell her as a young girl she should always wear?

4. What Dr. Seuss book does Brooks say embodies the mentality of meritocracy?

5. What kind of illness did Marshall's wife suffer from?

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