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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 The Perfection of Human Society (1864).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Henry Adams interact with the elite society in "Foes and Friends"?
(a) He focuses too much on society and forgets about his education.
(b) He is too afraid to interact with them.
(c) His interactions convince them to side with him.
(d) His interactions are unsuccessful.

2. Who is the English Foreign Secretary?
(a) Charles Adams.
(b) Lord Cambridge.
(c) Lord Palmerston.
(d) Lord Russell.

3. What does Henry Adams say every American woman did when presented with English manners?
(a) They shied away from the complex rules.
(b) They fit in perfectly.
(c) They rose in rebellion against them.
(d) They blended them with American manners.

4. How does Henry Adams describe English society in "The Perfection of Human Society"?
(a) Forward thinking.
(b) Stubborn.
(c) Perfection.
(d) Old-fashioned.

5. How did C.F. Adams' success in the Battle of the Rams impact his and Henry Adams' lives?
(a) They were given money as a reward.
(b) They earned titles in England.
(c) They were kicked out of social clubs.
(d) They were granted a higher social position.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the English Prime Minister try to turn Parliament against the United States in "Foes and Friends"?

2. In "The Perfection of Human Society", how does Henry Adams describe society that has no unity?

3. How does Charles Swinbourne awe Henry Adams?

4. How do the English feel about the Civil War?

5. What English company builds Ironclad rams?

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