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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. In Chapter 3, Brooks argues that sin is communal, but error is which of the following?

2. What does Brooks say his book is about in his introduction?

3. What was Day fascinated with as an adolescent, according to Brooks?

4. Who was Dwight Eisenhower's vice president?

5. What does Brooks compare self-control to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Frances Perkins decide to dress like an older mother when dealing with male members of congress?

2. Why did Day set out to write about the experience of childbirth after having her child?

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

4. What is Eisenhower's farewell speech when he left the presidency still remembered for today?

5. How does Brooks describe Adam I in the Introduction?

6. What two types of virtues does Brooks open the book by laying out the differences between?

7. What was Hull House modeled after?

8. Why did Dorothy Day move to New York at age 18 and what kind of work did she end up doing at first?

9. What event in young Dwight Eisenhower's life prompted his mother to read him a Bible verse about conquering his own soul that had a great impact on his adult life?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two figures that Brooks profiles in the book and write an essay discussing how their lives and experiences exemplify his claim that many people of admirable character "had to go down to go up" (13).

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the writers Samuel Johnson and Michel de Montaigne. How does each man embody and reflect the tenants of humanism?

Essay Topic 3

In Brooks' opinion, how is fame and our culture's obsession with celebrity damaging to the country's moral fabric? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.

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