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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 kind of apparel did Dwight Eisenhower often wear when he was in a foul temper?
(a) A brown suit.
(b) Wing-tipped shoes.
(c) A black suit.
(d) A baseball cap.

2. Immanuel Kant once wrote that no straight thing was ever made out of which of the following?
(a) The crooked timber of humanity.
(b) A sinner's wishes.
(c) Cedar wood.
(d) An egotistical personality.

3. Where was Frances Perkins born?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York City.

4. What terms does Brooks use to describe a life of humility versus a life of egotism in Chapter 1?
(a) Big Me and Little Me.
(b) Big Life and Little Life.
(c) Big river and Little River.
(d) Big Lies and Little Lies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Day officially join the Catholic Church?

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

3. In the Introduction, how does Brooks say people of great virtue make other people feel?

4. What did Perkins' daughter once do as an adult that embarrassed Perkins?

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

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