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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27 The Height of Knowledge (1902).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the Lairds choose to represent them?
(a) Mason.
(b) C.F. Adams.
(c) Lamar.
(d) Roebuck.

2. Why does Henry Adams return to London in "Chaos"?
(a) Because he got a new job.
(b) He needed to escape Grant.
(c) To go back to college.
(d) To make sure his article was published.

3. Who does Henry Adams compare Theodore Roosevelt to?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Grant.
(c) McKinley.
(d) Washington.

4. When Henry Adams returns to the United States in "Chaos", what does he discover about his articles?
(a) They were successful.
(b) They were never printed.
(c) They were full of errors.
(d) They were ridiculed.

5. What does Hay's work as Secretary of State remind Henry Adams?
(a) Communism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Anarchism.
(d) Socialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hay primarily use his power as Secretary of State?

2. How does Henry Adams say America takes tragedy in "The Height of Knowledge"?

3. What does Edinburgh Review do with Henry Adams' article on the Jay Gould scandal?

4. In "Eccentricity", what does Henry Adams say is the beginning and end of political education?

5. In "Eccentricity", how does Henry Adams describe Bright?

(see the answer key)

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