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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. After Henry Adams meets President Grant, what does he compare the president to?
(a) A star.
(b) A goat.
(c) A homeless man.
(d) A caveman.

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

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

4. What is Sumner trying to accomplish in regards to foreign policy in "Free Fight"?
(a) To start trade with Britain.
(b) To have control of Canada.
(c) To have control of Mexico.
(d) To purchase the Virgin Islands.

5. Who did William Gladstone try to include in his support of the South?
(a) C.F. Adams.
(b) Lord Russell.
(c) Napoleon III.
(d) Henry Adams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry Adams begin to collect in "Dilettamtism"?

2. What does the war in "Indian Summer" make Henry Adams wonder about?

3. Where does Henry Adams go to find work in "The Press"?

4. When does Henry Adams decide to join the Army?

5. Why does Henry Adams feel that study of the Law is closed to him?

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