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

2. Who is the English Foreign Secretary?
(a) Lord Russell.
(b) Lord Palmerston.
(c) Lord Cambridge.
(d) Charles Adams.

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

4. What does Henry Adams do to learn German in "Berlin"?
(a) Hires a tutor.
(b) Registers at a high school.
(c) Works alone using a book.
(d) Gets a job in Germany.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After Henry Adams moves to Dresden, which two countries start a war?

4. How does Henry Adams feel about society in England?

5. Where do Henry Adams and his sister travel as soon as the armistice is declared?

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