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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who wrote a book about his experiences as a concentration camp prisoner during WWII?
(a) Viktor Frankl.
(b) Alan Wisel.
(c) Rose Henderberg.
(d) Rabbi Jacob Bateman.

3. What is the title of William James' treatise that Brooks reference in Chapter 3?
(a) Self-control.
(b) Sin.
(c) Love and Hate.
(d) Habit.

4. What biblical reference does Brooks use to describe two opposing sides of human nature?
(a) Moses and Job.
(b) Adam I and Adam II.
(c) Mary and Joseph.
(d) Jesus I and Jesus II.

5. How many times was Day arrested?
(a) Four times.
(b) Eight times.
(c) Dozens of times.
(d) Twice.

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

7. What was the nickname of the son Dwight Eisenhower lost to premature death?
(a) Sport.
(b) Dave.
(c) Icky.
(d) Jimmy.

8. In Chapter 4, what kind of job did Dorothy Day's father have?
(a) He was a construction worker.
(b) He was a coal miner.
(c) He was a journalist.
(d) He was a doctor.

9. Who was Dwight Eisenhower's vice president?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) Gerald Ford.

10. In Chapter 3, Eisenhower is quoted as saying he tried to remember to rely on planning, but to also do which of the following?
(a) Follow the commands of your superiors.
(b) Never trust plans.
(c) Have at least three Plan Bs.
(d) Always have the best people around you.

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

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

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

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

15. What happens to Perkins in 1939 that tests her resilience?
(a) She is fired.
(b) Her mother dies.
(c) She is the subject of impeachment proceedings.
(d) Her husband dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ida Eisenhower study in college?

2. Who was Frances Perkins married to?

3. What radio program inspired Brooks to write the book?

4. Who led a factory strike in 1909 to try to help female industrial workers improve their work conditions?

5. What well-known war correspondent's work did the radio program Brooks describes in Chapter 1 feature?

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