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

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

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

4. Who does Henry Adams say the social eccentrics sympathize with?
(a) No one.
(b) Members of Parliament.
(c) The political eccentrics.
(d) American eccentrics.

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 never printed.
(c) They were successful.
(d) They were full of errors.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who did the Lairds choose to represent them?

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

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

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