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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. Where was Frances Perkins born?
(a) Boston.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York City.
2. In Chapter 3, Brooks argues that sin is communal, but error is which of the following?
(a) Unnecessary.
(b) Preventable.
(c) Heroic.
(d) Individual.
3. What did an aide of Dwight Eisenhower's compare Eisenhower's temper to?
(a) A Bessemer furnace.
(b) The sun.
(c) Molten lava.
(d) A five-alarm fire.
4. What was the nickname of the son Dwight Eisenhower lost to premature death?
(a) Sport.
(b) Icky.
(c) Dave.
(d) Jimmy.
5. At what age did Ida Eisenhower leave her domestic job to strike out on her own and enroll in high school?
(a) 20.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.
Short Answer Questions
1. What newspaper did Day found?
2. In the Introduction, how does Brooks say people of great virtue make other people feel?
3. What was Day fascinated with as an adolescent, according to Brooks?
4. What did Perkins' grandmother tell her to do when social disaster strikes?
5. What biblical reference does Brooks use to describe two opposing sides of human nature?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the main difference between a career and a vocation as Brooks describes it?
2. What was Hull House modeled after?
3. In Chapter 1, what trait does Brooks feel was more common in most people in the WWII-era than it is today?
4. What was Eisenhower's personal opinion of General Douglas MacArthur?
5. What virtue does Brooks say is generally misunderstood in Chapter 4?
6. What were some of Ida Eishenhower's early life struggles?
7. Why did Ida Eisenhower forbid dancing, card games, and drinking in her home?
8. How does Brooks define the so-called "Big Me" culture?
9. What offense was Day arrested and jailed for in 1917?
10. Why did Frances Perkins decide to dress like an older mother when dealing with male members of congress?
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