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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 "Twenty Years After", who is running for presidency?
(a) Garfield.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Wilson.

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

3. In "Twenty Years After", when Henry Adams is ill in London, how does he describe his "old" education?
(a) Poor and difficult.
(b) Faulty and ill constructed.
(c) Boring and slow.
(d) Hard to apply and worthless.

4. Who publishes Henry Adams' articles on U.S. finance in "Darwinism"?
(a) Darwin Times.
(b) North American Review.
(c) Wall Street Journal.
(d) Harvard Weekly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people hope Grant will do as president of the United States?

2. What theory does Henry Adams begin to develop?

3. What does Henry Adams call "the last refuge of the educated poor"?

4. How do the English feel about the Civil War?

5. Who publishes Henry Adams' finished piece on the Gould scandal?

(see the answer key)

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