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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 President Grant (1869).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Treason", who does Henry Adams say needs an education?
(a) Himself.
(b) John Hay.
(c) Charles Sumner.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

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

3. What English company builds Ironclad rams?
(a) Russell, Inc.
(b) Laird.
(c) Vick.
(d) Fences.

4. What did Henry Adams' father's political party have to do to gain power?
(a) Bribing people and secrets.
(b) Move into the South.
(c) Deal making and compromises.
(d) Get enough votes in the primary.

5. What position does Lincoln give Charles Francis Adams?
(a) Personal assistant.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Supreme Court Justice.
(d) Minister to England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Henry Adams re-meet in Washington in "The Press"?

2. How does Henry Adams feel about natural selection?

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

4. What did the Free Soil Party get from the Democrats when a Democrat became governor of Massachusetts?

5. In "The Battle of the Rams", why does Lord Russell often say he can not intervene?

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