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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 5 - 6).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Day have a child with?
(a) Forster Batterham.
(b) Sinclair Lewis.
(c) David Farber.
(d) Daniel Day Smith.

2. In Chapter 3, Brooks argues that sin is communal, but error is which of the following?
(a) Heroic.
(b) Unnecessary.
(c) Preventable.
(d) Individual.

3. Who was Dwight Eisenhower's vice president?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Gerald Ford.

4. How old was Marshall's wife when she died?
(a) 80.
(b) 53.
(c) 60.
(d) 43.

5. What did Perkins' grandmother tell her to do when social disaster strikes?
(a) Take a vacation.
(b) Fight back.
(c) Act as though nothing had happened.
(d) Write a newspaper column.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Randolph move at the beginning of his career?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Brooks describe as the habit of a friend who works on self-improvement and who Brooks admires?

4. What two types of virtues does Brooks compare and contrast in the Introduction?

5. Where was Frances Perkins born?

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