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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. In "Washington", how does Henry Adams describe the South?
(a) Sunny and calm.
(b) Dusty and slow.
(c) Ragged and poor.
(d) Rich and glitzy.

2. What thought does Henry Adams distrust?
(a) English.
(b) Russian.
(c) French.
(d) American.

3. After Henry Adams meets President Grant, what does he compare the president to?
(a) A caveman.
(b) A star.
(c) A goat.
(d) A homeless man.

4. Where do Henry Adams and his sister travel as soon as the armistice is declared?
(a) Italy.
(b) Russia.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) France.

5. Who is the English Foreign Secretary?
(a) Lord Russell.
(b) Charles Adams.
(c) Lord Palmerston.
(d) Lord Cambridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country seems able to "roll over" Hay?

2. What war breaks out in "Indian Summer"?

3. What did Henry Adams see the dynamo as a symbol of?

4. What is Henry Adams' education like in Berlin?

5. The dictionary says that inertia is a property of what?

(see the answer key)

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