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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry Adams feel correlates with the winter?
(a) Nature.
(b) School.
(c) Leaving home.
(d) Christmas.

2. Near the end of Chapter 5, "Berlin", what does Henry Adams suddenly starts to understand?
(a) His Harvard education.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) German.
(d) Communism.

3. In "Darwinism", how does Henry Adams describe the impact of seven years in England on his education?
(a) He learned how to move in society.
(b) He learned how to balance a budget.
(c) He learned to not care about England.
(d) He learned the importance of science.

4. In "The Battle of the Rams", why does Lord Russell often say he can not intervene?
(a) To down play his power in the war.
(b) To prove that he is neutral.
(c) To stall until the rams can be completed.
(d) To get C.F. Adams on his side.

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

6. Who does Henry Adams turn to in his investigation in the Gould scandal?
(a) State Department.
(b) His brother, Brooks.
(c) The Treasury.
(d) North American Review.

7. What does Henry Adams begin to think about all politicians in "Political Morality"?
(a) That they are too educated.
(b) That they are elite.
(c) That they are dishonest.
(d) That they are uneducated.

8. What does Henry Adams call "the last refuge of the educated poor"?
(a) The press.
(b) The law.
(c) Diplomacy.
(d) Trade work.

9. Who did William Gladstone try to include in his support of the South?
(a) C.F. Adams.
(b) Lord Russell.
(c) Napoleon III.
(d) Henry Adams.

10. Trying to stop the English constructed rams is called what type of battle in "The Battle of the Rams"?
(a) A diplomatic battle.
(b) A silent battle.
(c) The only battle.
(d) A military battle.

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

12. What new age does Henry Adams find when he returns to the United States in "The Press"?
(a) An age ruled by scientific reason.
(b) An age powered by steam and coal.
(c) An age of chaos.
(d) An age governed by God.

13. After returning from Europe, how does Henry Adams see the people of Washington, DC?
(a) Everyone seems changed.
(b) Everyone seems to be anti-slavery.
(c) Everyone seems confused.
(d) Everyone seems ignorant.

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

15. Why does Henry Adams feel that study of the Law is closed to him?
(a) Because of his lack of knowledge of law.
(b) Because his grandfather was a bad lawyer.
(c) Because he does not respect the law.
(d) Because of his time spent in diplomacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Chapter 2, "Boston", what plays the biggest role in Henry Adams' education?

2. How long did the Adams go to Italy for?

3. What does Henry Adams begin to collect in "Dilettamtism"?

4. In "Chaos", what countries go to war?

5. How did C.F. Adams' success in the Battle of the Rams impact his and Henry Adams' lives?

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