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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 does Henry Adams begin to collect in "Dilettamtism"?
(a) Silk.
(b) Artwork.
(c) Ancient artifacts.
(d) Coins.

2. What is Sumner trying to accomplish in regards to foreign policy in "Free Fight"?
(a) To have control of Canada.
(b) To start trade with Britain.
(c) To purchase the Virgin Islands.
(d) To have control of Mexico.

3. How does Henry Adams feel about society in England?
(a) He sees no point in it.
(b) He says there are too many rules.
(c) He thinks it is classier than American society.
(d) He worships it.

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

5. Who publishes Henry Adams' finished piece on the Gould scandal?
(a) North American Review.
(b) New York Times.
(c) English Monthly.
(d) Edinburgh Review.

Short Answer Questions

1. Trying to stop the English constructed rams is called what type of battle in "The Battle of the Rams"?

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

3. In "Twenty Years After", Henry Adams says the world is no longer what?

4. How long did the Adams go to Italy for?

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

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