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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 was George Eliot's given name at birth?
(a) Mary Anne Evans.
(b) Katherine Michaels.
(c) Jane Eyre.
(d) Janet Sparks.

2. Who did Eliot often dedicate her novels to?
(a) Upton Sinclair.
(b) George Lewes.
(c) Sinclair Lewis.
(d) Henry James.

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

4. What well-known war correspondent's work did the radio program Brooks describes in Chapter 1 feature?
(a) David Halberstam.
(b) Carl Bernstein.
(c) David Mitchell.
(d) Ernie Pyle.

5. What university did Perkins teach at towards the end of her life?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Florida State.
(c) Ohio State.
(d) Cornell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Perkins name her daughter?

2. In Chapter 5, Brooks argues it is rare to meet someone today with what kind of a mindset?

3. Who led a factory strike in 1909 to try to help female industrial workers improve their work conditions?

4. What was Marshall's first assignment after the death of his wife?

5. When was Augustine born?

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