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The Education of Henry Adams | Quiz

Henry Adams
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1)

When Henry Adams begins his work in finance in "Darwinism", what does he suggest happen with U.S. currency? (from Chapter 15 Darwinism (1867-1868))

That it should be green.
That they should release more.
That is should be restrained.
That it is left alone.
2)

In "A Law of Acceleration", what does Henry Adams say is the ultimate object of science? (from Chapter 33 A Law of Acceleration (1904))

Thought.
Motion.
Matter.
Acceleration.
3)

In "President Grant", what paper does Henry Adams write finance articles for in an attempt to get on staff? (from Chapter 17 President Grant (1869))

Edinburgh Review.
Mid-American Review.
North American Review.
Washington Review.
4)

How does Henry Adams describe the bankers he works with in "The Press"? (from Chapter 16 The Press (1868))

Worldly and experienced.
Well-educated but dull.
Slow-witted but well meaning.
Narrow-minded and inflexible.
5)

In "Free Fight", why did the Executive Branch attack the Supreme Court? (from Chapter 18 Free Fight (1869-1870))

Term Limits.
Frank Waller.
Legal Tender.
Gold Standard.
6)

In "Twenty Years After", when Henry Adams is ill in London, how does he describe his "old" education? (from Chapter 21 Twenty Years After (1892))

Faulty and ill constructed.
Poor and difficult.
Boring and slow.
Hard to apply and worthless.
7)

What image does Henry Adams say is needed in "A Law of Acceleration"? (from Chapter 33 A Law of Acceleration (1904))

A new bridge.
A new leader.
A new history.
A new centre.
8)

Why did Henry Adams go to Washington, DC in "Nunc Age"? (from Chapter 34 Nunc Age (1905))

To start a new job.
To avoid wealthy people.
To wait for the end.
To petition Congress.
9)

What is the Fortieth Parallel Survey? (from Chapter 20 Failure (1871))

A historical survey.
An opinon survey.
A census.
A geological survey.
10)

What is Henry Adams plan called "Sessions"? (from Chapter 17 President Grant (1869))

A series of how-to articles.
A series of short stories based on English society.
A series of articles about politics.
A series of interviews with politicians.
11)

How does Henry Adams say America takes tragedy in "The Height of Knowledge"? (from Chapter 27 The Height of Knowledge (1902))

With a grain of salt.
Personally.
Seriously.
Lightly.
12)

In "Silence", when does Henry Adams leave Washington, DC? (from Chapter 22 Silence (1894-1898))

When McKinley becomes president.
When the housing prices rise.
When Clarence King fails.
When he runs out of work.
13)

What is Sumner trying to accomplish in regards to foreign policy in "Free Fight"? (from Chapter 18 Free Fight (1869-1870))

To have control of Mexico.
To have control of Canada.
To purchase the Virgin Islands.
To start trade with Britain.
14)

What is the principle element Henry Adams is trying to understand in "The Grammar of Science"? (from Chapter 30 The Grammar of Science (1903))

Accelerating technological progress.
The Virgin as progress.
Inertia as a movement of matter.
Unity among chaos.
15)

What problem does Henry Adams try to solve with Everts? (from Chapter 16 The Press (1868))

The problem of Investor Relations.
The problem of the Stock Market.
The problem of Foreign Press.
The problem of Legal Tender.
16)

What does Henry Adams think Russia could do because of its size? (from Chapter 26 Teufelsdrtzck (1901))

Crush other cultures and countries.
Build the longest railway in the world.
Run out of money to support its citizens.
Manufacture all its own goods.
17)

What is Henry Adams trying to discover in "The Grammar of Science"? (from Chapter 30 The Grammar of Science (1903))

Something unifying.
Something to end war.
Something revolutionary.
Something to further the complexities.
18)

What did Henry Adams see the dynamo as a symbol of? (from Chapter 24 The Dynamo and The Virgin (1900))

Charge.
Force.
Infinity.
Power.
19)

In Henry Adams' dynamic theory of history, what is accomplished? (from Chapter 32 A Dynamic Theory of History (1904))

Revolutions and progress.
Work and progress.
New forces and innovations.
Inertia and movement.
20)

When Henry Adams returns to New York in "Nunc Age", what has grown in the city? (from Chapter 34 Nunc Age (1905))

Homelessness.
Prosperity.
Worry.
Religion.
21)

Who does Henry Adams meet because of his work at the North American Review? (from Chapter 20 Failure (1871))

Frank Welch.
Clarence King.
All the senators.
Frank Emmons.
22)

Henry Adams says that as things become more complex, they need what? (from Chapter 25 Twilight (1901))

A larger synthesis.
A simple representation.
An end.
A wider evaluation.
23)

What failure does Henry Adams attempt to analyze in "Silence"? (from Chapter 22 Silence (1894-1898))

The failure of the 19th century.
The failure of McKinley.
The failure of Clarence King.
The failure of the Titanic.
24)

What does Henry Adams say Stockholm is pressed by? (from Chapter 26 Teufelsdrtzck (1901))

Rocks and Russia.
Glaciers and debt.
Northern ice and Russia.
Cold and Germans.
25)

What seems to represent the future of the United States in "The Press"? (from Chapter 16 The Press (1868))

The railroad.
The forest.
The typewriter.
The masses of poor people.
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