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

2. When does Henry Adams decide to join the Army?
(a) After Brooks talks him into it.
(b) After the first battle of Bull Run.
(c) After the Civil War ends.
(d) After the second battle of Bull Run.

3. What almost killed Henry Adams when he was eight?
(a) Scarlet Fever.
(b) The British.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) A dog.

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

5. Who did William Gladstone try to include in his support of the South?
(a) Lord Russell.
(b) C.F. Adams.
(c) Napoleon III.
(d) Henry Adams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Lincoln give Charles Francis Adams?

2. What English company builds Ironclad rams?

3. What did Henry Adams' father's political party have to do to gain power?

4. What position does Henry Adams obtain at Harvard?

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

(see the answer key)

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