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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Immanuel Kant once wrote that no straight thing was ever made out of which of the following?
(a) A sinner's wishes.
(b) Cedar wood.
(c) The crooked timber of humanity.
(d) An egotistical personality.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Perkins in 1939 that tests her resilience?

2. Which well-known WWII general did Dwight Eisenhower serve under and have a low opinion of?

3. What did Perkins' grandmother tell her to do when social disaster strikes?

4. What did Perkins' mother tell her as a young girl she should always wear?

5. What does Brooks say his book is about in his introduction?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was a tactic Dwight Eisenhower used to manage his anger and emotions that involved writing?

2. What offense was Day arrested and jailed for in 1917?

3. What were some of Ida Eishenhower's early life struggles?

4. How does Brooks describe Adam II in the Introduction?

5. What historic event happened when Dorothy Day was 8 years old?

6. What is Eisenhower's farewell speech when he left the presidency still remembered for today?

7. What does Brooks say are the ultimate joys in Chapter 1?

8. Why did Perkins take a job teaching at Cornell University in 1957 although the pay was very little?

9. In Chapter 1, what trait does Brooks feel was more common in most people in the WWII-era than it is today?

10. Why did Frances Perkins decide to dress like an older mother when dealing with male members of congress?

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