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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 Foes and Friends (1862).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do Henry Adams and his friends attend Harvard?
(a) Their fathers went there.
(b) They have free tuition.
(c) Good education.
(d) Social connections.

3. How does the English Prime Minister try to turn Parliament against the United States in "Foes and Friends"?
(a) With money.
(b) With a long speech.
(c) With a note.
(d) With blackmail.

4. What does Henry Adams do to learn German in "Berlin"?
(a) Hires a tutor.
(b) Gets a job in Germany.
(c) Registers at a high school.
(d) Works alone using a book.

5. Near the end of Chapter 5, "Berlin", what does Henry Adams suddenly starts to understand?
(a) His Harvard education.
(b) Communism.
(c) German.
(d) Beethoven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Lincoln give Charles Francis Adams?

2. What political party does Henry Adams' father found?

3. After returning from Europe, how does Henry Adams see the people of Washington, DC?

4. How does Henry Adams interact with the elite society in "Foes and Friends"?

5. In "Washington", how does Henry Adams describe the South?

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