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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. In "Twenty Years After", Henry Adams says the world is no longer what?
(a) Explainable.
(b) Poetic.
(c) Simple.
(d) Fun.

2. In "Indian Summer", what country becomes allies with the United States in the war?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) France.

3. Trying to stop the English constructed rams is called what type of battle in "The Battle of the Rams"?
(a) A diplomatic battle.
(b) The only battle.
(c) A silent battle.
(d) A military battle.

4. What new age does Henry Adams find when he returns to the United States in "The Press"?
(a) An age powered by steam and coal.
(b) An age ruled by scientific reason.
(c) An age of chaos.
(d) An age governed by God.

5. Henry Adams says that unity is is a scientific analysis commonly called what?
(a) Duplicity.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Multiplicity.
(d) Sociology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry Adams begin to collect in "Dilettamtism"?

2. The dictionary says that inertia is a property of what?

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

4. When Henry Adams returns to the United States in "Chaos", what does he discover about his articles?

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

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