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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 political party does Henry Adams' father found?
(a) Free Soil Party.
(b) Republican Party.
(c) Abolitionist Party.
(d) Bostonian Party.

2. Why do Henry Adams and his friends attend Harvard?
(a) Social connections.
(b) Good education.
(c) Their fathers went there.
(d) They have free tuition.

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

4. What position does Henry Adams obtain at Harvard?
(a) Class President.
(b) Class Orator.
(c) Dean of Admissions.
(d) Resident Advisor.

5. In "Boston", why did Henry Adams say he hates school?
(a) Because he had to do partner work.
(b) Because they were lying to him.
(c) Because he had to learn by rote.
(d) Because he had to read alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What almost killed Henry Adams when he was eight?

2. What does Henry Adams feel correlates with the winter?

3. Who is John Hay when Henry Adams first meets him?

4. What position does Lincoln give Charles Francis Adams?

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

(see the answer key)

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