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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. After returning from Europe, how does Henry Adams see the people of Washington, DC?
(a) Everyone seems to be anti-slavery.
(b) Everyone seems confused.
(c) Everyone seems changed.
(d) Everyone seems ignorant.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What turned the Civil War in favor of the Union?

3. How does Charles Swinbourne awe Henry Adams?

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

5. Who did William Gladstone try to include in his support of the South?

(see the answer key)

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