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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", who is running for presidency?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Garfield.

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

3. What century does Henry Adams consider using to measure his own time in history?
(a) 1350-1450.
(b) 1500-1600.
(c) 1100-1200.
(d) 1150-1250.

4. In "Twenty Years After", when Henry Adams is ill in London, how does he describe his "old" education?
(a) Poor and difficult.
(b) Faulty and ill constructed.
(c) Hard to apply and worthless.
(d) Boring and slow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else is involved in Henry Adams' journalistic investigation of the Gould scandal?

2. According to Henry Adams, how should a man's force be measured?

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

4. How does Henry Adams describe "The Woman" in America?

5. What country seems able to "roll over" Hay?

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