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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. How does Henry Adams say America takes tragedy in "The Height of Knowledge"?
(a) With a grain of salt.
(b) Seriously.
(c) Personally.
(d) Lightly.

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

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

4. What does Edinburgh Review do with Henry Adams' article on the Jay Gould scandal?
(a) They say they'll print it in four months.
(b) They publish it reluctantly.
(c) They reject it.
(d) They put it on the cover.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "Eccentricity", what does Henry Adams conclude about eccentricity?

2. Why does the president of Harvard write Henry Adams a letter?

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

4. In "The Height of Knowledge", what happens to President McKinley?

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

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