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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Day officially join the Catholic Church?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1956.

2. 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.

3. Where did Dwight Eisenhower grow up?
(a) Columbus, Ohio.
(b) Scranton, Pennsylvania.
(c) Mobile, Alabama.
(d) Abilene, Kansas.

4. What was the name of the radical newspaper where Day got her first job?
(a) The Red Banner.
(b) The Call.
(c) The Morning Herald.
(d) The Worker's Rebellion.

5. What did Ida Eisenhower study in college?
(a) Music.
(b) Writing.
(c) Law.
(d) Medicine.

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

7. Who founded Hull House?
(a) Jane Addams.
(b) Jane Eyre.
(c) Dorothy Day.
(d) Frances Perkins.

8. In Chapter 3, what word does Brooks argue has lost its power and intensity?
(a) Sin.
(b) Love.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Hate.

9. What did Ida Eisenhower forbid in her house?
(a) Cursing.
(b) Singing and darts.
(c) Exercising.
(d) Drinking and dancing.

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

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

12. What is the title of Kirstin Downey's biography about Perkins?
(a) The Woman Behind the New Deal.
(b) The Calm Before the Storm.
(c) A Life in Activism.
(d) My History.

13. What does Brooks compare self-control to?
(a) A communal concert.
(b) Sunglasses on a cloudy day.
(c) A plant that needs water and tending.
(d) A muscle that tires easily.

14. Harry Emerson Fosdick once wrote that the beginning of worth-while living involves a confrontation with whom?
(a) Our Gods.
(b) Our friends.
(c) Ourselves.
(d) Our parents.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one characteristic that people who are calm and centered in their lives exhibit, according to Brooks in the Introduction?

3. What cabinet-level position did Perkins hold during the Roosevelt years?

4. What was Day fascinated with as an adolescent, according to Brooks?

5. What significant federal program was Perkins an advocate for?

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