View a FREE sample

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 technique does Henry Adams use to teach in "Failure"?
(a) Historical method.
(b) Socratic seminars.
(c) Lecture.
(d) Discovery method.

2. What does Henry Adams feel correlates with the winter?
(a) School.
(b) Leaving home.
(c) Nature.
(d) Christmas.

3. How does Henry Adams feel about society in England?
(a) He sees no point in it.
(b) He thinks it is classier than American society.
(c) He worships it.
(d) He says there are too many rules.

4. What does Henry Adams say every American woman did when presented with English manners?
(a) They blended them with American manners.
(b) They fit in perfectly.
(c) They shied away from the complex rules.
(d) They rose in rebellion against them.

5. How old is Henry Adams in "Indian Summer"?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Sixty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edinburgh Review do with Henry Adams' article on the Jay Gould scandal?

2. How does Henry Adams interact with the elite society in "Foes and Friends"?

3. Why does Henry Adams feel that study of the Law is closed to him?

4. What new age does Henry Adams find when he returns to the United States in "The Press"?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 316 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample