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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. Which of the following traits did many people observe Eliot possessed?
(a) She had a photographic memory.
(b) She had an extremely volatile temper.
(c) She was often depressed and lethargic.
(d) She was scarily perceptive of other people's emotions and motivations.

2. In Chapter 3, Eisenhower is quoted as saying he tried to remember to rely on planning, but to also do which of the following?
(a) Have at least three Plan Bs.
(b) Never trust plans.
(c) Always have the best people around you.
(d) Follow the commands of your superiors.

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

4. Where did Augustine travel when he was 17?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Athens.
(c) Paris.
(d) Carthage.

5. What job does Brooks write that Marshall must have been devastated not to have gotten from Roosevelt?
(a) Secretary of Defense.
(b) Joint Chiefs of Staff of the military.
(c) Supreme Commander of Operation Overlord in France during WWII.
(d) Secretary of State.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which well-known WWII general did Dwight Eisenhower serve under and have a low opinion of?

2. In Chapter 1, Brooks writes that the struggle against the weakness in yourself is never which of the following?

3. What cabinet-level position did Perkins hold during the Roosevelt years?

4. Where was Frances Perkins born?

5. How did his wife's death change Marshall's approach to life?

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