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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) His new group of artist friends.
(b) The Lords and Ladies.
(c) The Confederates.
(d) Nearly everyone in England.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What thought does Henry Adams distrust?

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

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

5. At the end of "Chaos", what will Henry Adams position at North American Review be?

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