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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 Textbook Lessons.
(b) The College Co-ed.
(c) The State of Play.
(d) Lost in Transition.

2. Which well-known WWII general did Dwight Eisenhower serve under and have a low opinion of?
(a) General Michael Smith.
(b) General George Marshall.
(c) General Douglas MacArthur.
(d) General Gerald Ford.

3. What did Sara Jane Lippincot say about Eliot's smile?
(a) It was rare, beautiful, and indescribable.
(b) It seemed disingenuous.
(c) It was frightening.
(d) It seemed more angry than mirthful.

4. What Dr. Seuss book does Brooks say embodies the mentality of meritocracy?
(a) Yertle the Turtle.
(b) The Sneetches.
(c) Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
(d) Oh, The Places You'll Go!

5. Why did Augustine's mother Monica tell him it was not necessary to bury her in Africa?
(a) Because there was no place on earth that was far from God.
(b) Because she was not going to die any time soon.
(c) Because she wanted to be cremated and buried at sea.
(d) Because she wanted to be buried in Carthage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two types of virtues does Brooks compare and contrast in the Introduction?

2. What did Day name her daughter?

3. What event caused Montaigne to think deeply about the difference between outward appearance and inner experience?

4. Which of the following did Augustine write about greatly fearing?

5. What does Brooks say, in Chapter 3, is the most powerful way of fighting sin?

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