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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 did the Lairds choose to represent them?
(a) Roebuck.
(b) C.F. Adams.
(c) Lamar.
(d) Mason.

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

3. In "The Battle of the Rams", why does Lord Russell often say he can not intervene?
(a) To stall until the rams can be completed.
(b) To get C.F. Adams on his side.
(c) To prove that he is neutral.
(d) To down play his power in the war.

4. In "Treason", who does Henry Adams say needs an education?
(a) Himself.
(b) John Hay.
(c) Charles Sumner.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

5. What position does Lincoln give Charles Francis Adams?
(a) Minister to England.
(b) Personal assistant.
(c) Supreme Court Justice.
(d) Secretary of State.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Henry Adams in Chapter 12, who seems to be eccentric?

2. Who does Henry Adams say the social eccentrics sympathize with?

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

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

5. At the end of "Eccentricity", what does Henry Adams conclude about eccentricity?

(see the answer key)

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