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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. In "Treason", who does Henry Adams say needs an education?
(a) Himself.
(b) John Hay.
(c) Charles Sumner.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

2. Where does Henry Adams live in "President Grant"?
(a) A hotel room.
(b) A boarding house.
(c) With his father.
(d) At the White House.

3. What does Henry Adams begin to think about all politicians in "Political Morality"?
(a) That they are uneducated.
(b) That they are dishonest.
(c) That they are elite.
(d) That they are too educated.

4. Who else is involved in Henry Adams' journalistic investigation of the Gould scandal?
(a) Frank Waller.
(b) C.F. Adams.
(c) Henry Boutwell.
(d) Brooks Adams.

5. When does Henry Adams say his education ended?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1871.
(d) 1882.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sumner trying to accomplish in regards to foreign policy in "Free Fight"?

2. In "Silence", when does Henry Adams leave Washington, DC?

3. Who does Henry Adams write a few articles for?

4. Henry Adams says that even though he has looked at art in Art Museums he doesn't know what?

5. At the end of "The Abyss of Ignorance", how many books does Henry Adams say he will write?

(see the answer key)

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