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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 President Grant (1869).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Henry Adams begins his work in finance in "Darwinism", what does he suggest happen with U.S. currency?
(a) That it is left alone.
(b) That they should release more.
(c) That is should be restrained.
(d) That it should be green.

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

3. How do the English feel about the Civil War?
(a) They are in favor of the Union.
(b) They say they will form an alliance with whoever wins.
(c) They are against the Union.
(d) They have no public opinion.

4. In Chapter 10, who said: "The world can absorb only doses of truth. Too much would kill it"?
(a) Thurlow Weed.
(b) Lord Russell.
(c) William M. Evarts.
(d) Henry Adams.

5. After returning from Europe, how does Henry Adams see the people of Washington, DC?
(a) Everyone seems ignorant.
(b) Everyone seems to be anti-slavery.
(c) Everyone seems confused.
(d) Everyone seems changed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Henry Adams' education like in Berlin?

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

4. What problem does Henry Adams try to solve with Everts?

5. What does Henry Adams say every American woman did when presented with English manners?

(see the answer key)

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