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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 the local pub.
(b) At a reception held by Milnes.
(c) Only in the United States.
(d) In Lord Russell's office.

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

3. In "Free Fight", why did the Executive Branch attack the Supreme Court?
(a) Frank Waller.
(b) Term Limits.
(c) Gold Standard.
(d) Legal Tender.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Twenty Years After", who is running for presidency?

3. What English company builds Ironclad rams?

4. Who does Henry Adams write a few articles for?

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

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