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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 Darwinism (1867-1868).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who publishes Henry Adams' articles on U.S. finance in "Darwinism"?
(a) Darwin Times.
(b) Wall Street Journal.
(c) North American Review.
(d) Harvard Weekly.

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

3. How does Henry Adams describe English society in "The Perfection of Human Society"?
(a) Old-fashioned.
(b) Forward thinking.
(c) Perfection.
(d) Stubborn.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are foreigners treated in English society?

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

3. What part of Lyell's principles does Henry Adam's get stuck on in "Darwinism"?

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

5. In "Darwinism", how does Henry Adams describe the impact of seven years in England on his education?

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