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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28 The Abyss of Ignorance (1902).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry Adams do to learn German in "Berlin"?
(a) Registers at a high school.
(b) Works alone using a book.
(c) Gets a job in Germany.
(d) Hires a tutor.

2. What is revealed after Russell passes away?
(a) How trustworthy he really was.
(b) His many mistresses.
(c) His attempts to get the South back into the Union.
(d) His ferver for trying to break up the United States.

3. After volunteering to present Lyell's principles to people in the United States, how does Henry Adams come to feel about Darwinsim?
(a) Angry.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Confused.

4. What part of Lyell's principles does Henry Adam's get stuck on in "Darwinism"?
(a) Uniform evolution.
(b) Mutation Theory.
(c) Backwards evolution.
(d) Glacier Theory.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the Adams go to Italy for?

2. What does the war in "Indian Summer" make Henry Adams wonder about?

3. Who did the Lairds choose to represent them?

4. How did C.F. Adams' success in the Battle of the Rams impact his and Henry Adams' lives?

5. What war breaks out in "Indian Summer"?

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