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

2. 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 China.
(c) U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
(d) Head of the Red Cross.

3. What factor contributed to Marshall's rise through the military ranks during the 1930s?
(a) President Roosevelt liked Marshall.
(b) Personal merit became a more important factor during the rise of Fascism in Europe.
(c) Marshall was very skilled at speaking with the press.
(d) The reforms Marshall had pushed for were reaping great benefits.

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

5. What did Winston Churchill do when he visited Marshall in the hospital during his final illness?
(a) Weeped at the doorway.
(b) Spoke to the doctors about new avenues for medical care.
(c) Brought flowers and chocolates.
(d) Consoled Marshall's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brooks compare self-control to?

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

3. Who remained loyal to Rustin and tried to help him stay involved in the Civil Rights movement?

4. What was the name of the radical newspaper where Day got her first job?

5. What kind of apparel did Dwight Eisenhower often wear when he was in a foul temper?

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