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

2. Which religious figure and writer does Brooks reference in the very beginning of the Introduction?
(a) Pope John Paul II.
(b) Pope Pius IV.
(c) Rabbi Andrew Wyelin.
(d) Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik.

3. Where did Perkins live in New York City with her husband?
(a) The Upper West Side.
(b) The East Village.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Around Washington Square.

4. Which skills helped win Day a college scholarship?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Latin and Greek.
(c) Debating.
(d) Writing.

5. What does Brooks say his book is about in his introduction?
(a) Adam II.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Job.
(d) Careers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Marshall believe one must do the less he agreed with the policies of his superiors?

2. Why did George Marshall refuse to keep a diary?

3. What factor contributed to Marshall's rise through the military ranks during the 1930s?

4. What did Perkins name her daughter?

5. What W.H. Auden poem does Brooks reference to help describe Eliot's decision to be with her life-long romantic partner?

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