The Education of Henry Adams Test | Final Test - Easy

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The Education of Henry Adams Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Roosevelt's main job in "Nunc Age"?
(a) Signing immigration laws.
(b) Making speeches.
(c) Going hunting.
(d) Battling trusts.

2. What century does Henry Adams consider using to measure his own time in history?
(a) 1100-1200.
(b) 1500-1600.
(c) 1350-1450.
(d) 1150-1250.

3. Why did Henry Adams go to Washington, DC in "Nunc Age"?
(a) To petition Congress.
(b) To wait for the end.
(c) To start a new job.
(d) To avoid wealthy people.

4. What reminds Henry Adams of Darwinism in "Twilight"?
(a) Society.
(b) Politics.
(c) His dog.
(d) Geology.

5. What does Henry Adams say Americans in the year 2000 would know how to do?
(a) Fly planes.
(b) Unify complex thought.
(c) Control unlimited power.
(d) Read scientific theories.

6. After reading "The Grammar of Science", how does Henry Adams describe the book?
(a) Behind the times.
(b) A waste of money.
(c) Confusing and convoluted.
(d) Revolutionary.

7. What thought does Henry Adams distrust?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) American.
(d) Russian.

8. In "Indian Summer", who is chosen to be Secretary of State?
(a) Sumner.
(b) Lafarge.
(c) Adams.
(d) Hay.

9. What failure does Henry Adams attempt to analyze in "Silence"?
(a) The failure of the Titanic.
(b) The failure of McKinley.
(c) The failure of the 19th century.
(d) The failure of Clarence King.

10. Henry Adams says that as things become more complex, they need what?
(a) An end.
(b) A simple representation.
(c) A wider evaluation.
(d) A larger synthesis.

11. How does Henry Adams say his dynamic theory of history began?
(a) With an observation.
(b) With little hope.
(c) With a question.
(d) With a dream.

12. In "The Height of Knowledge", what happens to President McKinley?
(a) He is re-elected.
(b) He is assassinated.
(c) He loses the election.
(d) He resigns.

13. In "The Grammar of Science", how does Henry Adams focus his exploration into how to look at the world?
(a) Scientifically.
(b) Metaphyscially.
(c) Psychologically.
(d) Mystically.

14. What does Henry Adams have in common with his friend, Hay?
(a) They both ran for political office.
(b) They both wrote about American history.
(c) They both lost all their money.
(d) They both fought in only one war.

15. Who does Henry Adams say very few Americans envied?
(a) The politicians.
(b) The very rich.
(c) The very poor.
(d) The royalty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Henry Adams rent a room?

2. What does Henry Adams compare the passing of centuries to in "Vis Nova"?

3. What technique does Henry Adams use to teach in "Failure"?

4. How is "The Grammar of Science" described to Henry Adams?

5. In 1894, where did King induce Henry Adams to visit?

(see the answer keys)

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