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

2. Who does Henry Adams say the social eccentrics sympathize with?
(a) American eccentrics.
(b) The political eccentrics.
(c) No one.
(d) Members of Parliament.

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

4. At the end of "Chaos", what will Henry Adams position at North American Review be?
(a) Staff writer.
(b) Publisher.
(c) Editor-in-Chief.
(d) Editor-at-Large.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What thought does Henry Adams distrust?

4. Who does Henry Adams compare Theodore Roosevelt to?

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

(see the answer key)

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