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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. What led to Rustin's public disgrace?
(a) His drug addiction.
(b) His embezzling of donated funds.
(c) His arrests for homosexual acts.
(d) His gambling addiction.

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

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

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

5. During her teenage years, what was Eliot mostly caught up in?
(a) The abolition movement.
(b) Religious fervor.
(c) Working as a volunteer nurse during WWII.
(d) The labor movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Augustine write about greatly fearing?

2. What event did Randolph plan to organize in 1941 to highlight the discrimination against blacks in the workforce?

3. Who remained loyal to Rustin and tried to help him stay involved in the Civil Rights movement?

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

5. What kind of illness did Marshall's wife suffer from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What significant event during the Civil Rights era did Rustin help to organize and execute?

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

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

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

5. What job did Marshall take in 1945 that he did not necessarily want but felt he had a responsibility to accept?

6. What was the surprising outcome of Marshall's tense encounter with General Pershing in 1917?

7. What significant event in 1941 was A. Philip Randolph instrumental in organizing, but eventually called off?

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

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

10. What request did Marshall make for his funeral arrangements?

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