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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Henry Adams describe his response to invitations to formal dinners in "The Perfection of Human Society"?
(a) He saved them.
(b) He looked forward to them.
(c) He dreaded them.
(d) He returned them.

2. According to Henry Adams in Chapter 12, who seems to be eccentric?
(a) The Confederates.
(b) The Lords and Ladies.
(c) His new group of artist friends.
(d) Nearly everyone in England.

3. What does Henry Adams begin to think about all politicians in "Political Morality"?
(a) That they are dishonest.
(b) That they are too educated.
(c) That they are uneducated.
(d) That they are elite.

4. What does Edinburgh Review do with Henry Adams' article on the Jay Gould scandal?
(a) They say they'll print it in four months.
(b) They reject it.
(c) They publish it reluctantly.
(d) They put it on the cover.

5. When Henry Adams begins his work in finance in "Darwinism", what does he suggest happen with U.S. currency?
(a) That it is left alone.
(b) That it should be green.
(c) That they should release more.
(d) That is should be restrained.

6. Who is John Hay when Henry Adams first meets him?
(a) An old newspaper reporter.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A new congressman.
(d) A young, private secretary.

7. 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.

8. In "Eccentricity", how does Henry Adams describe Bright?
(a) Un-English.
(b) Eccentric.
(c) Poetic.
(d) Conventional.

9. Why do Henry Adams and his friends attend Harvard?
(a) Good education.
(b) They have free tuition.
(c) Their fathers went there.
(d) Social connections.

10. What almost killed Henry Adams when he was eight?
(a) The British.
(b) A dog.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Scarlet Fever.

11. In "Washington", how does Henry Adams describe the South?
(a) Rich and glitzy.
(b) Dusty and slow.
(c) Ragged and poor.
(d) Sunny and calm.

12. What is Henry Adams' education like in Berlin?
(a) There is no university in Berlin.
(b) Endless lectures.
(c) Hands-on activities.
(d) Nothing but reading.

13. How do the English feel about the Civil War?
(a) They say they will form an alliance with whoever wins.
(b) They are in favor of the Union.
(c) They are against the Union.
(d) They have no public opinion.

14. What does Henry Adams do to learn German in "Berlin"?
(a) Works alone using a book.
(b) Hires a tutor.
(c) Gets a job in Germany.
(d) Registers at a high school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry Adams feel correlates with the winter?

2. What does Henry Adams say every American woman did when presented with English manners?

3. Who does Henry Adams say the social eccentrics sympathize with?

4. What did Henry Adams' father's political party have to do to gain power?

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

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