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

2. When does Henry Adams say his education ended?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1871.
(d) 1882.

3. According to Henry Adams, how should a man's force be measured?
(a) By his bank account.
(b) By motion.
(c) By action.
(d) By other's opinions.

4. What career does Henry Adams try to return to, but can't, in "Indian Summer"?
(a) Politics.
(b) Writing.
(c) Law.
(d) Academics.

5. What position does Henry Adams obtain at Harvard?
(a) Class Orator.
(b) Resident Advisor.
(c) Class President.
(d) Dean of Admissions.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When traveling with Mrs. Lodge, what does Henry Adams decide to label himself as?

3. When Henry Adams travels to Beyreuth, what has changed?

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

5. What happens to a letter Henry Adams wrote to his brother in "Diplomacy"?

(see the answer key)

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