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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 ignorant.
(b) Everyone seems to be anti-slavery.
(c) Everyone seems confused.
(d) Everyone seems changed.

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

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

4. Who was NOT related to Henry Adams?
(a) John Quincy Adams.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Samuel Adams.
(d) Francis Adams.

5. What does Henry Adams feel correlates with the winter?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Nature.
(c) School.
(d) Leaving home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Lincoln give Charles Francis Adams?

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

3. Near the end of Chapter 5, "Berlin", what does Henry Adams suddenly starts to understand?

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

5. What position does Henry Adams obtain at Harvard?

(see the answer key)

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