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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. What thought does Henry Adams distrust?
(a) English.
(b) Russian.
(c) French.
(d) American.

2. 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.

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

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

5. At the end of "Eccentricity", what does Henry Adams conclude about eccentricity?
(a) That it is a joke.
(b) That it is all a lie.
(c) That it is weakness.
(d) That it is strength.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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