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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 long did the Adams go to Italy for?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) One month.
(d) Six months.

2. Where did Henry Adams go in "The Dynamo and The Virgin" to try to gain knowledge?
(a) The Great Exhibition.
(b) The Smithsonian.
(c) The Chicago Library.
(d) Harvard.

3. How does Charles Swinbourne awe Henry Adams?
(a) With his newspaper articles.
(b) With his haphazard way of dressing.
(c) With his political ties.
(d) With his poetry and conversation.

4. In "Free Fight", why did the Executive Branch attack the Supreme Court?
(a) Gold Standard.
(b) Frank Waller.
(c) Term Limits.
(d) Legal Tender.

5. What does Henry Adams say Stockholm is pressed by?
(a) Northern ice and Russia.
(b) Rocks and Russia.
(c) Glaciers and debt.
(d) Cold and Germans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry Adams call "the last refuge of the educated poor"?

2. What turned the Civil War in favor of the Union?

3. When does Henry Adams decide to join the Army?

4. How does Henry Adams describe the bankers he works with in "The Press"?

5. Who does Henry Adams write a few articles for?

(see the answer key)

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