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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. Why does Brooks say Day inspired generations of Catholics to come after her?
(a) She was a fantastic and persuasive writer.
(b) She advocated for the church to allow female priests.
(c) She gave up her whole life to become a nun.
(d) She was a concrete living example of Catholic ideals.

2. What newspaper did Day found?
(a) The Modesto Bee.
(b) The Catholic Light.
(c) The Catholic Worker.
(d) The San Francisco Chronicle.

3. What was the nickname of the son Dwight Eisenhower lost to premature death?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Sport.
(c) Dave.
(d) Icky.

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

5. What did Perkins' daughter once do as an adult that embarrassed Perkins?
(a) Wore wildly inappropriate attire to a society event.
(b) Appeared drunk at a wedding.
(c) Spent all her money and ended up in jail.
(d) Eloped.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dwight Eisenhower warn Americans about in his farewell speech when he left the presidency?

2. What did Ida Eisenhower do after losing a son named Paul?

3. In Chapter 3, Brooks argues that sin is communal, but error is which of the following?

4. What was one tactic Eisenhower used when he was irritated with someone as a way of controlling his anger?

5. What terms does Brooks use to describe a life of humility versus a life of egotism in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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