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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. Which well-known WWII general did Dwight Eisenhower serve under and have a low opinion of?
(a) General Douglas MacArthur.
(b) General George Marshall.
(c) General Michael Smith.
(d) General Gerald Ford.

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

3. In which work of Eliot's did she write of her disdain for "men of maxims"?
(a) Middlemarch.
(b) Adam Bede.
(c) The Mill on the Floss.
(d) Jane Eyre.

4. What is one characteristic that people who are calm and centered in their lives exhibit, according to Brooks in the Introduction?
(a) They radiate a sort of moral joy.
(b) They hug everyone.
(c) They give money to the poor.
(d) They read constantly.

5. Immanuel Kant once wrote that no straight thing was ever made out of which of the following?
(a) A sinner's wishes.
(b) The crooked timber of humanity.
(c) An egotistical personality.
(d) Cedar wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Ida Eisenhower leave her domestic job to strike out on her own and enroll in high school?

2. Who was Marshall's early biographer?

3. Which important political figure did Perkins assist early in his career?

4. Which book was on the top of the New York Times bestseller list for 98 weeks starting in 1952?

5. What does Brooks compare self-control to?

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