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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. Kierkegaard once wrote that only the one who descends into the underworld does which of the following?
(a) Reaps the rewards.
(b) Redeems herself.
(c) Finds the light.
(d) Rescues the beloved.

2. Who wrote a book about his experiences as a concentration camp prisoner during WWII?
(a) Alan Wisel.
(b) Viktor Frankl.
(c) Rabbi Jacob Bateman.
(d) Rose Henderberg.

3. In Chapter 4, what kind of job did Dorothy Day's father have?
(a) He was a journalist.
(b) He was a doctor.
(c) He was a coal miner.
(d) He was a construction worker.

4. What did Dwight Eisenhower warn Americans about in his farewell speech when he left the presidency?
(a) The dangers of the military-industrial complex.
(b) Getting into entangling alliances.
(c) Starting another war.
(d) Rank materialism.

5. When did Day officially join the Catholic Church?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1918.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Day have a child with?

2. What was the name of the radical newspaper where Day got her first job?

3. Which skills helped win Day a college scholarship?

4. What was the name of Dwight Eisenhower's mistress?

5. What did Ida Eisenhower forbid in her house?

(see the answer key)

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