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

2. Who was NOT related to Henry Adams?
(a) Francis Adams.
(b) John Adams.
(c) John Quincy Adams.
(d) Samuel Adams.

3. What does Henry Adams begin to think about all politicians in "Political Morality"?
(a) That they are uneducated.
(b) That they are elite.
(c) That they are dishonest.
(d) That they are too educated.

4. What happens during the Adams' trip to Italy?
(a) Johnson declares war.
(b) Lincoln is assassinated.
(c) The Legation ends.
(d) England is invaded.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Charles Swinbourne awe Henry Adams?

3. What technique does Henry Adams use to teach in "Failure"?

4. What English company builds Ironclad rams?

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

(see the answer key)

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