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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. Why does Henry Adams return to London in "Chaos"?
(a) He needed to escape Grant.
(b) Because he got a new job.
(c) To go back to college.
(d) To make sure his article was published.

2. In "Chaos", what countries go to war?
(a) Italy and Germany.
(b) France and Germany.
(c) Russia and Italy.
(d) Germany and Ireland.

3. In "Eccentricity", how does Henry Adams describe Bright?
(a) Un-English.
(b) Poetic.
(c) Conventional.
(d) Eccentric.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What thought does Henry Adams distrust?

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

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

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

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