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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 Chapter 2, what tragic historical event inspires Frances Perkins to begin her life of activism?
(a) The beginning of WWI.
(b) The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
(c) The beginning of WWII.
(d) The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.

2. Who offered to marry Rustin?
(a) Lily Perkins.
(b) Dorothy Day.
(c) Helen Winnemore.
(d) Jane Addams.

3. Who was Marshall's early biographer?
(a) Florence Franklin.
(b) Michael Eisner.
(c) William Frye.
(d) Eleanor Wright.

4. How did Eliot end her novel Middlemarch?
(a) With a death scene.
(b) With a wedding scene.
(c) By celebrating those who lead humble lives.
(d) With a shocking plot twist.

5. At what age did Ida Eisenhower leave her domestic job to strike out on her own and enroll in high school?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dwight Eisenhower say freedom as been defined as in his 1957 State of the Union Address?

2. What terms does Brooks use to describe a life of humility versus a life of egotism in Chapter 1?

3. Who raised Rustin?

4. Which famous poet praised Johnson's translation of one of his poems into Latin?

5. Where did Augustine travel when he was 17?

(see the answer key)

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