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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. Who does Augustine encounter in Milan that changes his outlook on happiness and purpose?
2. Who was Augustine's mother?
3. What trait does Brooks say made it hard for Marshall to develop friendships?
4. In Chapter 5, what is a trait Brooks argues is common among modest people who achieve great success?
5. In Chapter 5, Brooks argues it is rare to meet someone today with what kind of a mindset?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways were Eliot and George Lewes well-matched as a couple?
2. What crisis did Eliot write about concerning women's situation in society in her novel Middlemarch?
3. What sect's teachings did Augustine initially follow and then renounce?
4. What was Augustine's relationship with his mother like?
5. What kinds of romantic relationships characterized Eliot's years as a young woman?
6. As a young woman, what causes a large rift between Eliot and her father?
7. What kind of relationship did Mary Anne Evans (whose pen name was George Eliot) have with her mother?
8. What kind of devotion dominated Eliot's teenage years?
9. How did George Marshall humiliate his father when he was a young boy?
10. What was the main social consequence of Eliot's relationship with Lewes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire act as a motivator for Frances Perkins' life work and what Brooks refers to as Perkins' vocation? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing how the radio program Command Performance, the WWII-era radio show that Brooks heard on NPR, inspired his writing of The Road to Character, citing specific references to the text to support your answer .
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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