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

2. What failure does Henry Adams attempt to analyze in "Silence"?
(a) The failure of Clarence King.
(b) The failure of the Titanic.
(c) The failure of McKinley.
(d) The failure of the 19th century.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Battle of the Rams", why does Lord Russell often say he can not intervene?

2. In Chapter 10, who said: "The world can absorb only doses of truth. Too much would kill it"?

3. According to Henry Adams, how should a man's force be measured?

4. How do the English feel about the Civil War?

5. What technique does Henry Adams use to teach in "Failure"?

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