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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. Which religious figure and writer does Brooks reference in the very beginning of the Introduction?
(a) Rabbi Andrew Wyelin.
(b) Pope John Paul II.
(c) Pope Pius IV.
(d) Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik.

2. Who led a factory strike in 1909 to try to help female industrial workers improve their work conditions?
(a) Dorothy Day.
(b) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(c) Rose Schneiderman.
(d) Frances Perkins.

3. What was the name of the radical newspaper where Day got her first job?
(a) The Worker's Rebellion.
(b) The Red Banner.
(c) The Morning Herald.
(d) The Call.

4. What did Perkins name her daughter?
(a) Cora.
(b) Jane.
(c) Susanna.
(d) Maureen.

5. Which well-known WWII general did Dwight Eisenhower serve under and have a low opinion of?
(a) General Douglas MacArthur.
(b) General Michael Smith.
(c) General George Marshall.
(d) General Gerald Ford.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did an aide of Dwight Eisenhower's compare Eisenhower's temper to?

3. What university did Perkins teach at towards the end of her life?

4. Where was Ida Eisenhower born?

5. What does Brooks compare self-control to?

(see the answer key)

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