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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. How are foreigners treated in English society?
(a) They are examined closely.
(b) They are welcomed.
(c) They are tested.
(d) They are snubbed.

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

3. In "Indian Summer", who is chosen to be Secretary of State?
(a) Adams.
(b) Lafarge.
(c) Sumner.
(d) Hay.

4. The dictionary says that inertia is a property of what?
(a) Movement.
(b) Matter.
(c) Space.
(d) Time.

5. Who else is involved in Henry Adams' journalistic investigation of the Gould scandal?
(a) Brooks Adams.
(b) Frank Waller.
(c) Henry Boutwell.
(d) C.F. Adams.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the president of Harvard write Henry Adams a letter?

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

4. How does Charles Swinbourne awe Henry Adams?

5. What is Sumner trying to accomplish in regards to foreign policy in "Free Fight"?

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