2. What was one tactic Eisenhower used when he was irritated with someone as a way of controlling his anger?
(a) He recorded himself giving the person a piece of his mind.
(b) He wrote their name on a piece of paper and threw it in the trash.
(c) He talked to his wife about it.
(d) He went on hikes to relax.

3. Brooks quotes writer Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn as saying the line separating good and evil passes through what place?
(a) States.
(b) The human heart.
(c) Gardens.
(d) eyes.

4. Who led a factory strike in 1909 to try to help female industrial workers improve their work conditions?
(a) Frances Perkins.
(b) Dorothy Day.
(c) Rose Schneiderman.
(d) Eleanor Roosevelt.

5. What did Perkins' mother tell her as a young girl she should always wear?
(a) A certain kind of three-cornered hat.
(b) Nylons.
(c) An apron.
(d) High-heeled shoes.

6. Why does Brooks say Day inspired generations of Catholics to come after her?
(a) She was a fantastic and persuasive writer.
(b) She was a concrete living example of Catholic ideals.
(c) She gave up her whole life to become a nun.
(d) She advocated for the church to allow female priests.

7. What radio program inspired Brooks to write the book?
(a) All Things Considered.
(b) Fresh Air.
(c) Command Performance.
(d) Hot Jazz.

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

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

10. Where was Ida Eisenhower born?
(a) The Hudson River Valley.
(b) New York City.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) The Shenandoah Valley in Virginia.

11. What does Brooks say, in Chapter 3, is the most powerful way of fighting sin?
(a) Practicing what you preach.
(b) Giving to charity.
(c) Living in a sweet, loving way.
(d) Going to church.

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

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

14. Who was Frances Perkins married to?
(a) Sinclair Lewis.
(b) Franklin Smith.
(c) Paul Wilson.
(d) James Jordan.

15. What did Dwight Eisenhower say freedom as been defined as in his 1957 State of the Union Address?
(a) The opportunity for heroism.
(b) Nothing left to lose.
(c) An open road.
(d) The opportunity for self-discipline.