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

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

3. In "Harvard", how does Henry Adams describe his years at Harvard?
(a) The best preparation.
(b) A waste of time.
(c) Very boring.
(d) A period of bonding.

4. What is revealed after Russell passes away?
(a) His many mistresses.
(b) His ferver for trying to break up the United States.
(c) How trustworthy he really was.
(d) His attempts to get the South back into the Union.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the English feel about the Civil War?

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

3. In Chapter 10, who said: "The world can absorb only doses of truth. Too much would kill it"?

4. In "The Battle of the Rams", why does Lord Russell often say he can not intervene?

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

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