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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 The Battle of the Rams (1863).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Political Morality", what position is Henry Adams almost promoted to?
(a) Assistant Secretary.
(b) Speaker of the Legation.
(c) Head of the Legation.
(d) Associate Secretary.

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

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

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

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) They got kicked out of Massachusetts.
(c) A Senate seat.
(d) Five hundred dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Trying to stop the English constructed rams is called what type of battle in "The Battle of the Rams"?

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

3. What does Henry Adams do to learn German in "Berlin"?

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

5. How does Henry Adams interact with the elite society in "Foes and Friends"?

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