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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. How did Eliot meet the man who would become her life-long partner?
(a) At the beach.
(b) At a society event.
(c) At church.
(d) At a bookstore.

2. What job does Brooks write that Marshall must have been devastated not to have gotten from Roosevelt?
(a) Secretary of Defense.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Supreme Commander of Operation Overlord in France during WWII.
(d) Joint Chiefs of Staff of the military.

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

4. What did Eliot's father become very successful in as a line of work?
(a) He was a writer.
(b) He was a chef.
(c) He was a lawyer.
(d) He was a land agent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to Brooks, is one key paradox of pride?

2. What did Marshall believe one must do the less he agreed with the policies of his superiors?

3. In Chapter 5, what is a trait Brooks argues is common among modest people who achieve great success?

4. How old was Marshall's wife when she died?

5. Which singer performed at the 1963 March on Washington?

Short Essay Questions

1. What crisis did Eliot write about concerning women's situation in society in her novel Middlemarch?

2. What kinds of romantic relationships characterized Eliot's years as a young woman?

3. What does Brooks imply is the impetus for Marshall's drive to succeed?

4. How was Marshall affected by his wife's sudden death?

5. What kind of relationship did Mary Anne Evans (whose pen name was George Eliot) have with her mother?

6. As a young woman, what causes a large rift between Eliot and her father?

7. How did George Marshall humiliate his father when he was a young boy?

8. What was the main social consequence of Eliot's relationship with Lewes?

9. What kind of attitude did Marshall have towards institutions, according to Brooks?

10. In Chapter 7, what does David Brooks say is the difference between self-control and love?

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