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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. How does Brooks describe a significant cultural shift from the WWII era to today in Chapter 10?
(a) Little Me to Big Me.
(b) Right to Left.
(c) Individual to Collective.
(d) Selfless to Selfish.

2. In his Humility Code, what does Brooks say is the central vice?
(a) Greed.
(b) Anger.
(c) Pride.
(d) Sloth.

3. What radio program inspired Brooks to write the book?
(a) Command Performance.
(b) All Things Considered.
(c) Fresh Air.
(d) Hot Jazz.

4. What illness did Johnson suffer from in childhood that left him physically scarred?
(a) Measles.
(b) Polio.
(c) Cholera.
(d) Smallpox.

5. In Chapter 6, who does Brooks say was the most prominent Civil Rights leader in America at the time the program Command Performance aired?
(a) Martin Luther King Jr.
(b) Rosa Parks.
(c) Nat Turner.
(d) A. Philip Randolph.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which religious figure and writer does Brooks reference in the very beginning of the Introduction?

2. When did Day officially join the Catholic Church?

3. Where did Perkins live in New York City with her husband?

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

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

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