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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What terms does Brooks use to describe a life of humility versus a life of egotism in Chapter 1?
(a) Big river and Little River.
(b) Big Lies and Little Lies.
(c) Big Life and Little Life.
(d) Big Me and Little Me.

3. What significant federal program was Perkins an advocate for?
(a) The Jobs and Raises Act.
(b) The Affordable Care Act.
(c) The New Deal.
(d) The Americans With Disabilities Act.

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

5. 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) Have at least three Plan Bs.
(b) Follow the commands of your superiors.
(c) Always have the best people around you.
(d) Never trust plans.

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

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

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

9. What did Perkins' grandmother tell her to do when social disaster strikes?
(a) Write a newspaper column.
(b) Fight back.
(c) Take a vacation.
(d) Act as though nothing had happened.

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

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

12. What was the name of Dwight Eisenhower's mistress?
(a) Jane Wright.
(b) Kay Summersby.
(c) Fanny Packard.
(d) Ellen McDonnel.

13. What was Day fascinated with as an adolescent, according to Brooks?
(a) Modern music.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Insects.
(d) Sex.

14. What did Perkins' daughter once do as an adult that embarrassed Perkins?
(a) Wore wildly inappropriate attire to a society event.
(b) Eloped.
(c) Appeared drunk at a wedding.
(d) Spent all her money and ended up in jail.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what tragic historical event inspires Frances Perkins to begin her life of activism?

2. Which president's wife used to caution him about using the word "I" in his speeches too often?

3. In Chapter 3, Brooks argues that sin is communal, but error is which of the following?

4. Harry Emerson Fosdick once wrote that the beginning of worth-while living involves a confrontation with whom?

5. Who sent Brooks an email responding to a column he wrote that Brooks says explains the mythology of his book?

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