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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Henry Adams decide to join the Army?
(a) After the Civil War ends.
(b) After the first battle of Bull Run.
(c) After the second battle of Bull Run.
(d) After Brooks talks him into it.

2. How does Henry Adams describe the bankers he works with in "The Press"?
(a) Narrow-minded and inflexible.
(b) Well-educated but dull.
(c) Worldly and experienced.
(d) Slow-witted but well meaning.

3. What does Henry Adams say every American woman did when presented with English manners?
(a) They blended them with American manners.
(b) They shied away from the complex rules.
(c) They rose in rebellion against them.
(d) They fit in perfectly.

4. How does Charles Swinbourne awe Henry Adams?
(a) With his haphazard way of dressing.
(b) With his poetry and conversation.
(c) With his newspaper articles.
(d) With his political ties.

5. Why does Henry Adams return to London in "Chaos"?
(a) He needed to escape Grant.
(b) To go back to college.
(c) To make sure his article was published.
(d) Because he got a new job.

6. Where does Henry Adams go to find work in "The Press"?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York City.
(c) Miami.
(d) Washington, D.C.

7. What is Sumner trying to accomplish in regards to foreign policy in "Free Fight"?
(a) To have control of Mexico.
(b) To have control of Canada.
(c) To purchase the Virgin Islands.
(d) To start trade with Britain.

8. When Henry Adams returns to Boston in "Free Fight", what part of the scandal does he choose to write about?
(a) Gold.
(b) President Grant.
(c) Railways.
(d) Jay Gould.

9. After Henry Adams moves to Dresden, which two countries start a war?
(a) Italy and France.
(b) Germany and France.
(c) Russia and Germany.
(d) The United States and Japan.

10. In "Eccentricity", what does Henry Adams say is the beginning and end of political education?
(a) Knowing how to properly bribe.
(b) Knowledge of human nature.
(c) The habits of the English.
(d) Time spent in Paris.

11. In "Free Fight", why did the Executive Branch attack the Supreme Court?
(a) Legal Tender.
(b) Term Limits.
(c) Frank Waller.
(d) Gold Standard.

12. Why were Confederate cruisers able to escape British waters?
(a) Because Lord Russell told them to.
(b) Because C.F. Adams distracted the guards.
(c) Because C.F. Adams made a mistake.
(d) Because Lord Russell delayed action.

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

14. How does Henry Adams feel about natural selection?
(a) He thinks it is a good replacement for God.
(b) He thinks it needs more research.
(c) He thinks it can never replace God.
(d) He thinks it's nothing compared to unnatural selection.

15. In "The Perfection of Human Society", how does Henry Adams describe society that has no unity?
(a) It's like frogs that wandered into a pub.
(b) It's like a maggot in cheese.
(c) It's like children running the government.
(d) It's like loose dogs in the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "President Grant", what paper does Henry Adams write finance articles for in an attempt to get on staff?

2. What seems to represent the future of the United States in "The Press"?

3. Near the end of Chapter 5, "Berlin", what does Henry Adams suddenly starts to understand?

4. How does the English Prime Minister try to turn Parliament against the United States in "Foes and Friends"?

5. What almost killed Henry Adams when he was eight?

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