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

2. Why does the president of Harvard write Henry Adams a letter?
(a) To ask him to get a law degree.
(b) To ask him to teach.
(c) To ask him to give a speach.
(d) To ask him for a donation.

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

4. How does Hay primarily use his power as Secretary of State?
(a) Petitioning for new laws and regulations.
(b) Taking vacations overseas.
(c) Creating treaties and alliances.
(d) Pushing for war.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Henry Adams compare Theodore Roosevelt to?

2. Why does Henry Adams return to London in "Chaos"?

3. What does Hay's work as Secretary of State remind Henry Adams?

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

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

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