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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 3 - 4).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one characteristic that people who are calm and centered in their lives exhibit, according to Brooks in the Introduction?
(a) They give money to the poor.
(b) They read constantly.
(c) They radiate a sort of moral joy.
(d) They hug everyone.

2. Who did Ida Eisenhower marry?
(a) John.
(b) Laurence.
(c) David.
(d) James.

3. What did an aide of Dwight Eisenhower's compare Eisenhower's temper to?
(a) A five-alarm fire.
(b) The sun.
(c) Molten lava.
(d) A Bessemer furnace.

4. What did Ida Eisenhower study in college?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Music.
(c) Law.
(d) Writing.

5. What was the name of Dwight Eisenhower's mistress?
(a) Ellen McDonnel.
(b) Fanny Packard.
(c) Kay Summersby.
(d) Jane Wright.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which president's wife used to caution him about using the word "I" in his speeches too often?

2. Kierkegaard once wrote that only the one who descends into the underworld does which of the following?

3. What did Perkins' grandmother tell her to do when social disaster strikes?

4. Which well-known WWII general did Dwight Eisenhower serve under and have a low opinion of?

5. What is the title of Kirstin Downey's biography about Perkins?

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