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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. According to Henry Adams, how should a man's force be measured?
(a) By his bank account.
(b) By other's opinions.
(c) By motion.
(d) By action.

2. What does Edinburgh Review do with Henry Adams' article on the Jay Gould scandal?
(a) They publish it reluctantly.
(b) They say they'll print it in four months.
(c) They reject it.
(d) They put it on the cover.

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

4. Where did Henry Adams go in "The Dynamo and The Virgin" to try to gain knowledge?
(a) Harvard.
(b) The Chicago Library.
(c) The Smithsonian.
(d) The Great Exhibition.

5. Who did William Gladstone try to include in his support of the South?
(a) Napoleon III.
(b) Lord Russell.
(c) C.F. Adams.
(d) Henry Adams.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Henry Adams decide to join the Army?

2. What part of Lyell's principles does Henry Adam's get stuck on in "Darwinism"?

3. When does Henry Adams say his education ended?

4. Trying to stop the English constructed rams is called what type of battle in "The Battle of the Rams"?

5. In "Twilight", what country does everyone want access to?

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