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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. What is one characteristic that people who are calm and centered in their lives exhibit, according to Brooks in the Introduction?

2. What did Ida Eisenhower do after losing a son named Paul?

3. Who did Day have a child with?

4. What kind of apparel did Dwight Eisenhower often wear when he was in a foul temper?

5. Which important political figure did Perkins assist early in his career?

Short Essay Questions

1. What virtue does Brooks say is generally misunderstood in Chapter 4?

2. Why was Day intensely annoyed with Forster Batterham during the time when she nursed his partner Nanette through her terminal illness?

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 historic event happened when Dorothy Day was 8 years old?

5. 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?

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

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

8. What were some of Ida Eishenhower's early life struggles?

9. How does Brooks describe Adam II in the Introduction?

10. What was Eisenhower's personal opinion of General Douglas MacArthur?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the differences, as Brooks defines them, between vocation and career.

Essay Topic 3

What core traits did George Marshall's wish for a simple burial, with no state funeral or fanfare, reveal about his character? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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