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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. What English company builds Ironclad rams?
(a) Laird.
(b) Russell, Inc.
(c) Fences.
(d) Vick.

2. During Chapter 2, "Boston", what plays the biggest role in Henry Adams' education?
(a) Anti-slavery groups.
(b) His father.
(c) Yale University.
(d) The church.

3. What turned the Civil War in favor of the Union?
(a) Convincing the English to sell them ironclad rams.
(b) C.F. Adams' logic.
(c) Victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg.
(d) Diplomatic victories in Canada.

4. Who does Henry Adams say the social eccentrics sympathize with?
(a) The political eccentrics.
(b) Members of Parliament.
(c) No one.
(d) American eccentrics.

5. In "Washington", how does Henry Adams describe the South?
(a) Ragged and poor.
(b) Rich and glitzy.
(c) Dusty and slow.
(d) Sunny and calm.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Battle of the Rams", why does Lord Russell often say he can not intervene?

2. What almost killed Henry Adams when he was eight?

3. How does Henry Adams describe English society in "The Perfection of Human Society"?

4. What does Henry Adams begin to collect in "Dilettamtism"?

5. How does Charles Swinbourne awe Henry Adams?

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