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

2. Who is the English Foreign Secretary?
(a) Lord Russell.
(b) Lord Cambridge.
(c) Lord Palmerston.
(d) Charles Adams.

3. What did the Free Soil Party get from the Democrats when a Democrat became governor of Massachusetts?
(a) Five hundred dollars.
(b) A Senate seat.
(c) A position in the Massachusetts courts.
(d) They got kicked out of Massachusetts.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In "The Perfection of Human Society", how does Henry Adams describe society that has no unity?

5. When does Henry Adams decide to join the Army?

(see the answer key)

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