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

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

3. In "Eccentricity", what does Henry Adams say is the beginning and end of political education?
(a) Knowledge of human nature.
(b) The habits of the English.
(c) Time spent in Paris.
(d) Knowing how to properly bribe.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When Henry Adams returns to the United States in "Chaos", what does he discover about his articles?

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