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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. At the end of "Eccentricity", what does Henry Adams conclude about eccentricity?
(a) That it is strength.
(b) That it is all a lie.
(c) That it is a joke.
(d) That it is weakness.

2. How does the English Prime Minister try to turn Parliament against the United States in "Foes and Friends"?
(a) With a long speech.
(b) With blackmail.
(c) With a note.
(d) With money.

3. What is revealed after Russell passes away?
(a) His ferver for trying to break up the United States.
(b) His attempts to get the South back into the Union.
(c) His many mistresses.
(d) How trustworthy he really was.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the Adams go to Italy for?

2. After volunteering to present Lyell's principles to people in the United States, how does Henry Adams come to feel about Darwinsim?

3. In Chapter 10, who said: "The world can absorb only doses of truth. Too much would kill it"?

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

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

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