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

2. What did Day name her daughter?
(a) Jane.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Tamar.
(d) Alexandra.

3. What was one tactic Eisenhower used when he was irritated with someone as a way of controlling his anger?
(a) He recorded himself giving the person a piece of his mind.
(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 talked to his wife about it.

4. Why does Brooks say Day inspired generations of Catholics to come after her?
(a) She advocated for the church to allow female priests.
(b) She was a fantastic and persuasive writer.
(c) She was a concrete living example of Catholic ideals.
(d) She gave up her whole life to become a nun.

5. In the Introduction, how does Brooks say people of great virtue make other people feel?
(a) Angry.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Funnier and smarter.
(d) Smaller and less intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Dwight Eisenhower's vice president?

2. In Chapter 4, what kind of job did Dorothy Day's father have?

3. What university did Perkins teach at towards the end of her life?

4. Brooks quotes writer Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn as saying the line separating good and evil passes through what place?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Brooks define the so-called "Big Me" culture?

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

5. What was Hull House modeled after?

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

7. What is the main difference between a career and a vocation as Brooks describes it?

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

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

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

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