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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. What cabinet-level position did Perkins hold during the Roosevelt years?
(a) Secretary of Trade.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Secretary of Labor.
(d) Secretary of Commerce.

2. In the Introduction, how does Brooks say people of great virtue make other people feel?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Smaller and less intelligent.
(c) Angry.
(d) Funnier and smarter.

3. Who founded Hull House?
(a) Jane Eyre.
(b) Frances Perkins.
(c) Dorothy Day.
(d) Jane Addams.

4. What two types of virtues does Brooks compare and contrast in the Introduction?
(a) Resume virtues and eulogy virtues.
(b) Country virtues and city virtues.
(c) True virtues and false virtues.
(d) Career virtues and family virtues.

5. Which president's wife used to caution him about using the word "I" in his speeches too often?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) George H.W. Bush.
(d) Barack Obama.

Short Answer Questions

1. Immanuel Kant once wrote that no straight thing was ever made out of which of the following?

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

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

4. What kind of illness did Perkins' husband suffer from?

5. Who was one of the people Perkins associate with in Greenwich Village?

(see the answer key)

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