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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24 The Dynamo and The Virgin (1900).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the war in "Indian Summer" make Henry Adams wonder about?
(a) The development of weapons.
(b) How to spend his leisure time.
(c) If Canada will be next.
(d) If unity is possible.

2. How does Henry Adams describe the bankers he works with in "The Press"?
(a) Well-educated but dull.
(b) Worldly and experienced.
(c) Narrow-minded and inflexible.
(d) Slow-witted but well meaning.

3. How does Henry Adams feel about society in England?
(a) He thinks it is classier than American society.
(b) He sees no point in it.
(c) He worships it.
(d) He says there are too many rules.

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

5. In "Darwinism", how does Henry Adams describe the impact of seven years in England on his education?
(a) He learned to not care about England.
(b) He learned how to balance a budget.
(c) He learned how to move in society.
(d) He learned the importance of science.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Henry Adams obtain at Harvard?

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

3. What English company builds Ironclad rams?

4. Who publishes Henry Adams' finished piece on the Gould scandal?

5. Who does Henry Adams meet because of his work at the North American Review?

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