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

2. How does Henry Adams interact with the elite society in "Foes and Friends"?
(a) His interactions convince them to side with him.
(b) He is too afraid to interact with them.
(c) His interactions are unsuccessful.
(d) He focuses too much on society and forgets about his education.

3. What position does Lincoln give Charles Francis Adams?
(a) Minister to England.
(b) Supreme Court Justice.
(c) Secretary of State.
(d) Personal assistant.

4. Who was NOT related to Henry Adams?
(a) Francis Adams.
(b) Samuel Adams.
(c) John Quincy Adams.
(d) John Adams.

5. In "Washington", how does Henry Adams describe the South?
(a) Sunny and calm.
(b) Dusty and slow.
(c) Rich and glitzy.
(d) Ragged and poor.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Charles Swinbourne awe Henry Adams?

4. What did Henry Adams' father's political party have to do to gain power?

5. Why do Henry Adams and his friends attend Harvard?

(see the answer key)

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