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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. When Henry Adams returns to Boston in "Free Fight", what part of the scandal does he choose to write about?
(a) Jay Gould.
(b) President Grant.
(c) Railways.
(d) Gold.

2. What do people hope Grant will do as president of the United States?
(a) Give money to the poor.
(b) Reform the government.
(c) Improve the infrastructure.
(d) Lower taxes.

3. What war breaks out in "Indian Summer"?
(a) The Spanish-American War.
(b) The War of 1812.
(c) World War I.
(d) The French-Indian War.

4. What does Henry Adams call "the last refuge of the educated poor"?
(a) Trade work.
(b) The law.
(c) Diplomacy.
(d) The press.

5. What does Henry Adams say Stockholm is pressed by?
(a) Rocks and Russia.
(b) Glaciers and debt.
(c) Cold and Germans.
(d) Northern ice and Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Boston", why did Henry Adams say he hates school?

2. Where does Henry Adams go to find work in "The Press"?

3. In "Chaos", what countries go to war?

4. How does Henry Adams describe "The Woman" in America?

5. Where do Henry Adams and his sister travel as soon as the armistice is declared?

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