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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29 Vis Inertiae (1903).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Chaos", what will Henry Adams position at North American Review be?
(a) Editor-at-Large.
(b) Staff writer.
(c) Publisher.
(d) Editor-in-Chief.

2. How does Henry Adams describe the bankers he works with in "The Press"?
(a) Well-educated but dull.
(b) Worldly and experienced.
(c) Narrow-minded and inflexible.
(d) Slow-witted but well meaning.

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

4. At the end of "The Abyss of Ignorance", how many books does Henry Adams say he will write?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) One.

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

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. Where does Henry Adams travel to first in "Teufelsdrtzck"?

3. What does Henry Adams think Russia could do because of its size?

4. Where does Henry Adams travel in "The Abyss of Ignorance"?

5. What career does Henry Adams try to return to, but can't, in "Indian Summer"?

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