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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which well-known WWII general did Dwight Eisenhower serve under and have a low opinion of?
2. What kind of apparel did Dwight Eisenhower often wear when he was in a foul temper?
3. Who sent Brooks an email responding to a column he wrote that Brooks says explains the mythology of his book?
4. How does Brooks describe Dwight Eisenhower's father?
5. What cabinet-level position did Perkins hold during the Roosevelt years?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Hull House modeled after?
2. Why did Perkins take a job teaching at Cornell University in 1957 although the pay was very little?
3. What was a tactic Dwight Eisenhower used to manage his anger and emotions that involved writing?
4. How does Brooks describe Adam II in the Introduction?
5. Why was Day intensely annoyed with Forster Batterham during the time when she nursed his partner Nanette through her terminal illness?
6. Why did Day set out to write about the experience of childbirth after having her child?
7. What two types of virtues does Brooks open the book by laying out the differences between?
8. What does Brooks say are the ultimate joys in Chapter 1?
9. Why did Frances Perkins decide to dress like an older mother when dealing with male members of congress?
10. What is Eisenhower's farewell speech when he left the presidency still remembered for today?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Brooks proposes that joy "is a byproduct experienced by people who are aiming for something else. But it comes" (269). Choose two people he profiles in the book and write an essay explaining how their lives demonstrated this idea.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay explaining the differences, as Brooks defines them, between vocation and career.
Essay Topic 3
What are the core tenants of Augustinian Christianity, and how do they reflect Augustine's own life struggles and journey? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.
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