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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. Where is Henry Adams celebrated in "The Battle of the Rams"?
(a) At a reception held by Milnes.
(b) Only in the United States.
(c) In Lord Russell's office.
(d) At the local pub.

2. In "Twenty Years After", when Henry Adams is ill in London, how does he describe his "old" education?
(a) Faulty and ill constructed.
(b) Boring and slow.
(c) Hard to apply and worthless.
(d) Poor and difficult.

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

4. When Henry Adams returns to Boston in "Free Fight", what part of the scandal does he choose to write about?
(a) Gold.
(b) Railways.
(c) President Grant.
(d) Jay Gould.

5. Who else is involved in Henry Adams' journalistic investigation of the Gould scandal?
(a) Henry Boutwell.
(b) C.F. Adams.
(c) Brooks Adams.
(d) Frank Waller.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Henry Adams feel that study of the Law is closed to him?

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

3. What does Henry Adams call "the last refuge of the educated poor"?

4. Who is John Hay when Henry Adams first meets him?

5. What does Henry Adams begin to collect in "Dilettamtism"?

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