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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33 A Law of Acceleration (1904).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Henry Adams and his sister travel as soon as the armistice is declared?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Italy.

3. In "Vis Nova", when did Henry Adams return to Washington, DC?
(a) After Christmas.
(b) After the war started.
(c) In the spring.
(d) Before Thanksgiving.

4. When does Henry Adams decide to join the Army?
(a) After the Civil War ends.
(b) After the second battle of Bull Run.
(c) After the first battle of Bull Run.
(d) After Brooks talks him into it.

5. After Henry Adams moves to Dresden, which two countries start a war?
(a) The United States and Japan.
(b) Germany and France.
(c) Italy and France.
(d) Russia and Germany.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens during the Adams' trip to Italy?

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

4. Henry Adams says that even though he has looked at art in Art Museums he doesn't know what?

5. Why were Confederate cruisers able to escape British waters?

(see the answer key)

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