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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Treason", who does Henry Adams say needs an education?
(a) Charles Sumner.
(b) John Hay.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Himself.

2. According to Henry Adams in Chapter 12, who seems to be eccentric?
(a) The Lords and Ladies.
(b) Nearly everyone in England.
(c) His new group of artist friends.
(d) The Confederates.

3. What happens during the Adams' trip to Italy?
(a) The Legation ends.
(b) Lincoln is assassinated.
(c) England is invaded.
(d) Johnson declares war.

4. In "President Grant", what former president do people compare Grant to?
(a) George Washington.
(b) John Adams.
(c) John Quincey Adams.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

5. Who publishes Henry Adams' finished piece on the Gould scandal?
(a) North American Review.
(b) New York Times.
(c) Edinburgh Review.
(d) English Monthly.

6. What is Henry Adams' education like in Berlin?
(a) Hands-on activities.
(b) Endless lectures.
(c) There is no university in Berlin.
(d) Nothing but reading.

7. What did the Free Soil Party get from the Democrats when a Democrat became governor of Massachusetts?
(a) They got kicked out of Massachusetts.
(b) A position in the Massachusetts courts.
(c) Five hundred dollars.
(d) A Senate seat.

8. How does Henry Adams feel about society in England?
(a) He thinks it is classier than American society.
(b) He sees no point in it.
(c) He worships it.
(d) He says there are too many rules.

9. During Chapter 2, "Boston", what plays the biggest role in Henry Adams' education?
(a) His father.
(b) Yale University.
(c) The church.
(d) Anti-slavery groups.

10. In "Chaos", what countries go to war?
(a) France and Germany.
(b) Italy and Germany.
(c) Germany and Ireland.
(d) Russia and Italy.

11. What seems to represent the future of the United States in "The Press"?
(a) The railroad.
(b) The typewriter.
(c) The masses of poor people.
(d) The forest.

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

13. When Henry Adams returns to the United States in "Chaos", what does he discover about his articles?
(a) They were ridiculed.
(b) They were never printed.
(c) They were successful.
(d) They were full of errors.

14. In "President Grant", what paper does Henry Adams write finance articles for in an attempt to get on staff?
(a) Edinburgh Review.
(b) Mid-American Review.
(c) Washington Review.
(d) North American Review.

15. After volunteering to present Lyell's principles to people in the United States, how does Henry Adams come to feel about Darwinsim?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Angry.
(c) Confused.
(d) Hopeful.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Darwinism", how does Henry Adams describe the impact of seven years in England on his education?

2. What is Sumner trying to accomplish in regards to foreign policy in "Free Fight"?

3. What problem does Henry Adams try to solve with Everts?

4. Why do Henry Adams and his friends attend Harvard?

5. Why does the president of Harvard write Henry Adams a letter?

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