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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Introduction - Chapter 2).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what tragic historical event inspires Frances Perkins to begin her life of activism?
(a) The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
(b) The beginning of WWI.
(c) The beginning of WWII.
(d) The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

2. Brooks quotes writer Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn as saying the line separating good and evil passes through what place?
(a) States.
(b) eyes.
(c) Gardens.
(d) The human heart.

3. In Chapter 1, what does Brooks describe as the habit of a friend who works on self-improvement and who Brooks admires?
(a) His friend spends an hour each night carefully cooking the next day's meals.
(b) His friend spends a few moments right before bed every night reviewing his mistakes of the day.
(c) His friend spends two hours each night exercising and reading the bible.
(d) His friend spends an hour each night calling everyone in his family for a quick chat.

4. In Chapter 1, Brooks writes that the struggle against the weakness in yourself is never which of the following?
(a) A solitary struggle.
(b) A paid struggle.
(c) A worthwhile struggle.
(d) An easy struggle.

5. What university did Perkins teach at towards the end of her life?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Florida State.
(c) Ohio State.
(d) Cornell.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who founded Hull House?

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

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

5. What does Brooks say his book is about in his introduction?

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