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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24 The Dynamo and The Virgin (1900).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Eccentricity", what does Henry Adams say is the beginning and end of political education?
(a) Knowing how to properly bribe.
(b) Knowledge of human nature.
(c) Time spent in Paris.
(d) The habits of the English.

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

3. What new age does Henry Adams find when he returns to the United States in "The Press"?
(a) An age powered by steam and coal.
(b) An age ruled by scientific reason.
(c) An age governed by God.
(d) An age of chaos.

4. Why does the president of Harvard write Henry Adams a letter?
(a) To ask him to give a speach.
(b) To ask him to get a law degree.
(c) To ask him to teach.
(d) To ask him for a donation.

5. Who else is involved in Henry Adams' journalistic investigation of the Gould scandal?
(a) Brooks Adams.
(b) Henry Boutwell.
(c) Frank Waller.
(d) C.F. Adams.

Short Answer Questions

1. After spending time in Europe, what does Henry Adams decide to do with this part of his education?

2. When Henry Adams returns to Boston in "Free Fight", what part of the scandal does he choose to write about?

3. Where is Henry Adams celebrated in "The Battle of the Rams"?

4. How does Charles Swinbourne awe Henry Adams?

5. Who publishes Henry Adams' articles on U.S. finance in "Darwinism"?

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