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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 Twenty Years After (1892).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Henry Adams write a few articles for?
(a) Washington Post.
(b) British Isles Review.
(c) Italian Monthly.
(d) North American Review.

2. When does Henry Adams say his education ended?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1890.

3. Who publishes Henry Adams' finished piece on the Gould scandal?
(a) North American Review.
(b) New York Times.
(c) English Monthly.
(d) Edinburgh Review.

4. Who is John Hay when Henry Adams first meets him?
(a) A new congressman.
(b) A young, private secretary.
(c) A teacher.
(d) An old newspaper reporter.

5. In "Twenty Years After", when Henry Adams is ill in London, how does he describe his "old" education?
(a) Poor and difficult.
(b) Faulty and ill constructed.
(c) Boring and slow.
(d) Hard to apply and worthless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What turned the Civil War in favor of the Union?

2. When Henry Adams returns to Boston in "Free Fight", what part of the scandal does he choose to write about?

3. In "Free Fight", why did the Executive Branch attack the Supreme Court?

4. What does Henry Adams begin to collect in "Dilettamtism"?

5. What happens to a letter Henry Adams wrote to his brother in "Diplomacy"?

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