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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. How does the English Prime Minister try to turn Parliament against the United States in "Foes and Friends"?
(a) With blackmail.
(b) With money.
(c) With a long speech.
(d) With a note.

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

3. Where do Henry Adams and his sister travel as soon as the armistice is declared?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) Italy.
(d) Switzerland.

4. What almost killed Henry Adams when he was eight?
(a) Scarlet Fever.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) A dog.
(d) The British.

5. What did the Free Soil Party get from the Democrats when a Democrat became governor of Massachusetts?
(a) A position in the Massachusetts courts.
(b) A Senate seat.
(c) Five hundred dollars.
(d) They got kicked out of Massachusetts.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Boston", why did Henry Adams say he hates school?

2. Who is the English Foreign Secretary?

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

4. After returning from Europe, how does Henry Adams see the people of Washington, DC?

5. During Chapter 2, "Boston", what plays the biggest role in Henry Adams' education?

(see the answer key)

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