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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 does Henry Adams begin to think about all politicians in "Political Morality"?
(a) That they are too educated.
(b) That they are uneducated.
(c) That they are elite.
(d) That they are dishonest.

2. Where do Henry Adams and his sister travel as soon as the armistice is declared?
(a) Italy.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Russia.
(d) France.

3. How does Charles Swinbourne awe Henry Adams?
(a) With his poetry and conversation.
(b) With his newspaper articles.
(c) With his haphazard way of dressing.
(d) With his political ties.

4. During Chapter 2, "Boston", what plays the biggest role in Henry Adams' education?
(a) The church.
(b) Anti-slavery groups.
(c) Yale University.
(d) His father.

5. In Chapter 10, who said: "The world can absorb only doses of truth. Too much would kill it"?
(a) Thurlow Weed.
(b) Lord Russell.
(c) William M. Evarts.
(d) Henry Adams.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the English Prime Minister try to turn Parliament against the United States in "Foes and Friends"?

2. In "Washington", how does Henry Adams describe the South?

3. What did the Free Soil Party get from the Democrats when a Democrat became governor of Massachusetts?

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

5. Why do Henry Adams and his friends attend Harvard?

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