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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 do the English feel about the Civil War?
(a) They are against the Union.
(b) They say they will form an alliance with whoever wins.
(c) They are in favor of the Union.
(d) They have no public opinion.

2. What turned the Civil War in favor of the Union?
(a) Victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg.
(b) C.F. Adams' logic.
(c) Convincing the English to sell them ironclad rams.
(d) Diplomatic victories in Canada.

3. What English company builds Ironclad rams?
(a) Fences.
(b) Vick.
(c) Laird.
(d) Russell, Inc.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Henry Adams describe English society in "The Perfection of Human Society"?

2. How did Henry Adams describe his response to invitations to formal dinners in "The Perfection of Human Society"?

3. How does the English Prime Minister try to turn Parliament against the United States in "Foes and Friends"?

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

5. Why do Henry Adams and his friends attend Harvard?

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