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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. What event caused Montaigne to think deeply about the difference between outward appearance and inner experience?
(a) His accident which involved him falling off a horse and blacking out.
(b) His daughter's death.
(c) His conversion to Christianity.
(d) His long illness.

2. What did Dwight Eisenhower warn Americans about in his farewell speech when he left the presidency?
(a) Starting another war.
(b) Rank materialism.
(c) The dangers of the military-industrial complex.
(d) Getting into entangling alliances.

3. In Chapter 1, Brooks writes that the struggle against the weakness in yourself is never which of the following?
(a) A solitary struggle.
(b) A paid struggle.
(c) A worthwhile struggle.
(d) An easy struggle.

4. What book did Rabbi Liebman publish in 1946?
(a) Peace of Mind.
(b) The Real Story of Life's Pleasures.
(c) The Habits of Highly Effective People.
(d) How to be Happy.

5. As Johnson approached death, what did he do to himself?
(a) Told all his family how much he loved them.
(b) Plunged scissors into his own legs to help drain the swelling and fluid.
(c) Drank only wine.
(d) Prayed extensively.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two types of virtues does Brooks compare and contrast in the Introduction?

2. What disgusted Marshall about President Roosevelt's reaction to his news that plans for the North African invasion during WWII was ready?

3. What pacifist organization did Rustin join after moving to Harlem?

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

5. What illness did Johnson suffer from in childhood that left him physically scarred?

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