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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33 A Law of Acceleration (1904).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Eccentricity", what does Henry Adams conclude about eccentricity?
(a) That it is a joke.
(b) That it is weakness.
(c) That it is all a lie.
(d) That it is strength.

2. In "The Grammar of Science", how does Henry Adams focus his exploration into how to look at the world?
(a) Scientifically.
(b) Psychologically.
(c) Mystically.
(d) Metaphyscially.

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

4. In "Political Morality", what position is Henry Adams almost promoted to?
(a) Assistant Secretary.
(b) Head of the Legation.
(c) Speaker of the Legation.
(d) Associate Secretary.

5. 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 analyze art.
(c) How to buy art as an investment.
(d) How to look at art exhibits in 1900.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Lincoln give Charles Francis Adams?

2. When Henry Adams returns to the United States in "Chaos", what does he discover about his articles?

3. How are foreigners treated in English society?

4. How does Henry Adams say his dynamic theory of history began?

5. In "A Dynamic Theory of History", what does Henry Adams describe as "anything that does, or helps to do work".

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