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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 9 - 10).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his Humility Code, what does Brooks say is the greatest virtue in the struggle against your own weakness?
(a) Pride.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Humility.
(d) Love.

2. What does Brooks compare self-control to?
(a) A plant that needs water and tending.
(b) A muscle that tires easily.
(c) A communal concert.
(d) Sunglasses on a cloudy day.

3. What does Brooks argue that both Johnson and Montaigne were seeking?
(a) Deep self-awareness.
(b) Honestly.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Success.

4. Why did George Marshall refuse to keep a diary?
(a) He did not like the smell of the common leather diaries of the day.
(b) He thought it would cause him to focus too much on himself.
(c) He did not like writing.
(d) He did not like reading.

5. What company did Randolph work very hard to help unionize?
(a) The Aster Company.
(b) The Pullman Company.
(c) The Rockefeller Company.
(d) The Vanderbilt Company.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to Brooks, is one key paradox of pride?

2. What does Brooks say, in Chapter 3, is the most powerful way of fighting sin?

3. What event did Randolph plan to organize in 1941 to highlight the discrimination against blacks in the workforce?

4. Harry Emerson Fosdick once wrote that the beginning of worth-while living involves a confrontation with whom?

5. What was George Eliot's given name at birth?

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