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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 The Perfection of Human Society (1864).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the English Prime Minister try to turn Parliament against the United States in "Foes and Friends"?
(a) With money.
(b) With blackmail.
(c) With a long speech.
(d) With a note.

3. Trying to stop the English constructed rams is called what type of battle in "The Battle of the Rams"?
(a) A silent battle.
(b) The only battle.
(c) A military battle.
(d) A diplomatic battle.

4. In "Treason", who does Henry Adams say needs an education?
(a) John Hay.
(b) Charles Sumner.
(c) Himself.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

5. In "Harvard", how does Henry Adams describe his years at Harvard?
(a) A period of bonding.
(b) Very boring.
(c) A waste of time.
(d) The best preparation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the English feel about the Civil War?

3. Where is Henry Adams celebrated in "The Battle of the Rams"?

4. In "Washington", how does Henry Adams describe the South?

5. What did the Free Soil Party get from the Democrats when a Democrat became governor of Massachusetts?

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