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

2. When Henry Adams returns to the United States in "Chaos", what does he discover about his articles?
(a) They were ridiculed.
(b) They were never printed.
(c) They were full of errors.
(d) They were successful.

3. According to Henry Adams in Chapter 12, who seems to be eccentric?
(a) Nearly everyone in England.
(b) His new group of artist friends.
(c) The Lords and Ladies.
(d) The Confederates.

4. How long did the Adams go to Italy for?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) One month.

5. What happens to a letter Henry Adams wrote to his brother in "Diplomacy"?
(a) It is turned into anti-war propaganda.
(b) It is read by his father instead.
(c) It is lost in the mail.
(d) It is printed by a paper and satarized.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does editing the North American Review impact Henry Adams?

3. Who was NOT related to Henry Adams?

4. When Henry Adams begins his work in finance in "Darwinism", what does he suggest happen with U.S. currency?

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

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