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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 happens during the Adams' trip to Italy?
(a) Lincoln is assassinated.
(b) The Legation ends.
(c) England is invaded.
(d) Johnson declares war.

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

3. In "Twenty Years After", Henry Adams says the world is no longer what?
(a) Simple.
(b) Fun.
(c) Poetic.
(d) Explainable.

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 time spent in diplomacy.
(c) Because he does not respect the law.
(d) Because of his lack of knowledge of law.

5. 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) Poor and difficult.
(d) Hard to apply and worthless.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Battle of the Rams", how is C.F. Adams' relationship with Lord Russell described?

2. What is Sumner trying to accomplish in regards to foreign policy in "Free Fight"?

3. What English company builds Ironclad rams?

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

5. What turned the Civil War in favor of the Union?

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