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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. How does Henry Adams describe English society in "The Perfection of Human Society"?
(a) Perfection.
(b) Old-fashioned.
(c) Forward thinking.
(d) Stubborn.

2. What reminds Henry Adams of Darwinism in "Twilight"?
(a) Geology.
(b) Society.
(c) Politics.
(d) His dog.

3. Where does Henry Adams travel to first in "Teufelsdrtzck"?
(a) Bayreuth.
(b) Paris.
(c) Stockholm.
(d) Russia.

4. Henry Adams says that as things become more complex, they need what?
(a) A larger synthesis.
(b) A simple representation.
(c) An end.
(d) A wider evaluation.

5. Who does Henry Adams say the social eccentrics sympathize with?
(a) Members of Parliament.
(b) American eccentrics.
(c) No one.
(d) The political eccentrics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Harvard", how does Henry Adams describe his years at Harvard?

2. What happens to a letter Henry Adams wrote to his brother in "Diplomacy"?

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

4. What is revealed after Russell passes away?

5. According to Henry Adams in "Vis Inertiae", what do all minds do?

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