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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 Foes and Friends (1862).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Henry Adams' education like in Berlin?
(a) Nothing but reading.
(b) There is no university in Berlin.
(c) Hands-on activities.
(d) Endless lectures.

2. During Chapter 2, "Boston", what plays the biggest role in Henry Adams' education?
(a) Anti-slavery groups.
(b) The church.
(c) His father.
(d) Yale University.

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

4. What happens to a letter Henry Adams wrote to his brother in "Diplomacy"?
(a) It is read by his father instead.
(b) It is printed by a paper and satarized.
(c) It is lost in the mail.
(d) It is turned into anti-war propaganda.

5. What did Henry Adams' father's political party have to do to gain power?
(a) Move into the South.
(b) Bribing people and secrets.
(c) Get enough votes in the primary.
(d) Deal making and compromises.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political party does Henry Adams' father found?

2. What position does Henry Adams obtain at Harvard?

3. In "Harvard", how does Henry Adams describe his years at Harvard?

4. What did the Free Soil Party get from the Democrats when a Democrat became governor of Massachusetts?

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

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