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

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

3. In Chapter 1, Brooks writes that the struggle against the weakness in yourself is never which of the following?
(a) A solitary struggle.
(b) A paid struggle.
(c) A worthwhile struggle.
(d) An easy struggle.

4. What did Ida Eisenhower forbid in her house?
(a) Cursing.
(b) Exercising.
(c) Drinking and dancing.
(d) Singing and darts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which singer performed at the 1963 March on Washington?

2. What was Marshall's wife's nickname?

3. What significant civil rights event did Rustin help plan and execute?

4. What was the title of Day's novel that was based on her early disordered life?

5. Harry Emerson Fosdick once wrote that the beginning of worth-while living involves a confrontation with whom?

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