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

2. Henry Adams says that even though he has looked at art in Art Museums he doesn't know what?
(a) How to make his own art.
(b) How to look at art exhibits in 1900.
(c) How to analyze art.
(d) How to buy art as an investment.

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

4. What did Langley teach Adams?
(a) About motors.
(b) About art.
(c) About math.
(d) About steam power.

5. Trying to stop the English constructed rams is called what type of battle in "The Battle of the Rams"?
(a) A silent battle.
(b) The only battle.
(c) A military battle.
(d) A diplomatic battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is John Hay when Henry Adams first meets him?

2. What does Henry Adams begin to think about all politicians in "Political Morality"?

3. What failure does Henry Adams attempt to analyze in "Silence"?

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

5. What theory does Henry Adams begin to develop?

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