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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What privilege was conferred upon Augustine at a very young age?
(a) The chance to speak in front of the imperial court.
(b) His appointment as the leader of the Roman army.
(c) His induction into the priesthood.
(d) His selection as a lead debater at his school.

2. What was Marshall's first assignment after the death of his wife?
(a) Leader of the Infantry School program at Fort Benning.
(b) Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe.
(c) Chief of Staff of the military.
(d) Professor at the War College.

3. Who did Eliot finally end up in a long, stable romantic relationship with?
(a) George Lewes.
(b) Henry Wordsworth Longfellow.
(c) Henry James.
(d) Charles Dickens.

4. What W.H. Auden poem does Brooks reference to help describe Eliot's decision to be with her life-long romantic partner?
(a) Oh How a Rose.
(b) Leap Before You Look.
(c) Life on the Edge.
(d) Taking the Plunge.

5. Who was Augustine's mother?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Zorastra.
(c) Monica.
(d) Ramona.

6. What position did Augustine take in the later years of his life?
(a) Bishop.
(b) Pope.
(c) Monk.
(d) Postulant.

7. What kind of a romantic relationship did Augustine have for more than a decade?
(a) A relationship with a common-law wife.
(b) A strong marriage to one woman, Cassandra.
(c) An arranged marriage to a distant cousin.
(d) A close relationship with a concubine.

8. Which singer performed at the 1963 March on Washington?
(a) Aretha Franklin.
(b) Margaret Weiss.
(c) Mahalia Jackson.
(d) Nina Simone.

9. What tactics did Rustin and other civil rights leaders adopt to try to accomplish their goals?
(a) Direct confrontation.
(b) Carrying out damage to properties.
(c) Attacking police stations.
(d) Non-violent resistance.

10. Which general visited Marshall's unit in October 1917?
(a) General Douglas MacArthur.
(b) General John Pershing.
(c) General John Jacobs.
(d) General Dwight Eisenhower.

11. What kind of illness did Marshall's wife suffer from?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) Heart weakness.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Asthma.

12. What trait does Brooks say made it hard for Marshall to develop friendships?
(a) His formality.
(b) His lack of self-confidence.
(c) His painful shyness.
(d) His lack of a sense of humor.

13. In Chapter 5, Brooks argues it is rare to meet someone today with what kind of a mindset?
(a) Moral.
(b) Religious.
(c) Institutional.
(d) Service.

14. What did Sara Jane Lippincot say about Eliot's smile?
(a) It was frightening.
(b) It seemed disingenuous.
(c) It was rare, beautiful, and indescribable.
(d) It seemed more angry than mirthful.

15. What significant civil rights event did Rustin help plan and execute?
(a) The church protests.
(b) The sit-in at lunch counters.
(c) The Montgomery Bus Boycott.
(d) The 1963 March on Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Brooks, what did Augustine seem to believe humans were not capable of?

2. What was George Eliot's given name at birth?

3. What kind of funeral did Marshall want?

4. What fruit symbolized terrible judgment and pointless sin for Augustine?

5. Where did Eliot travel on July 20, 1854?

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