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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 7 - 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fruit symbolized terrible judgment and pointless sin for Augustine?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Apples.
(c) Pears.
(d) Cherries.

2. What biblical reference does Brooks use to describe two opposing sides of human nature?
(a) Mary and Joseph.
(b) Moses and Job.
(c) Jesus I and Jesus II.
(d) Adam I and Adam II.

3. Where did Dwight Eisenhower grow up?
(a) Abilene, Kansas.
(b) Scranton, Pennsylvania.
(c) Mobile, Alabama.
(d) Columbus, Ohio.

4. What job did Marshall take right after the end of WWII, even though he did not really want it?
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
(c) U.S. Ambassador to China.
(d) Head of the Red Cross.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following traits did many people observe Eliot possessed?

2. What is the title of William James' treatise that Brooks reference in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 2, what tragic historical event inspires Frances Perkins to begin her life of activism?

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

5. What significant federal program was Perkins an advocate for?

(see the answer key)

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