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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. What position does Henry Adams obtain at Harvard?
(a) Class Orator.
(b) Resident Advisor.
(c) Class President.
(d) Dean of Admissions.

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

3. What seems to represent the future of the United States in "The Press"?
(a) The typewriter.
(b) The railroad.
(c) The forest.
(d) The masses of poor people.

4. Who was NOT related to Henry Adams?
(a) John Quincy Adams.
(b) Francis Adams.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Samuel Adams.

5. After returning from Europe, how does Henry Adams see the people of Washington, DC?
(a) Everyone seems to be anti-slavery.
(b) Everyone seems confused.
(c) Everyone seems changed.
(d) Everyone seems ignorant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "President Grant", what paper does Henry Adams write finance articles for in an attempt to get on staff?

3. How does Henry Adams feel about society in England?

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

5. Where is Henry Adams celebrated in "The Battle of the Rams"?

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