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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 Twenty Years After (1892).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does Lincoln give Charles Francis Adams?
(a) Minister to England.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Supreme Court Justice.
(d) Personal assistant.

2. After returning from Europe, how does Henry Adams see the people of Washington, DC?
(a) Everyone seems changed.
(b) Everyone seems confused.
(c) Everyone seems to be anti-slavery.
(d) Everyone seems ignorant.

3. When does Henry Adams say his education ended?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1892.

4. Why does Henry Adams feel that study of the Law is closed to him?
(a) Because his grandfather was a bad lawyer.
(b) Because of his lack of knowledge of law.
(c) Because of his time spent in diplomacy.
(d) Because he does not respect the law.

5. How does Henry Adams feel about his voyage on the Teutonic?
(a) He says it was too long.
(b) He says it was a sign of the past.
(c) He says it is a technological marvel.
(d) He says he is suprised it floats.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Henry Adams feel about society in England?

2. When Henry Adams returns to Boston in "Free Fight", what part of the scandal does he choose to write about?

3. Who publishes Henry Adams' finished piece on the Gould scandal?

4. In "Twenty Years After", when Henry Adams is ill in London, how does he describe his "old" education?

5. Who does Henry Adams turn to in his investigation in the Gould scandal?

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