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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Vis Nova", when discussing the current White House, what does Henry Adams say had no place there?
(a) Logic.
(b) Hope.
(c) Destruction.
(d) Reticence.

2. When does Henry Adams say he wish he could return to see the world?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1938.
(d) 2000.

3. What does Clarence King do in Arizona?
(a) Teach at a new college.
(b) Write a book.
(c) Retire.
(d) Raise horses.

4. In "A Dynamic Theory of History", what does Henry Adams describe as the "development and economy of forces"?
(a) Progress.
(b) Man.
(c) Force.
(d) Inertia.

5. Who replaced their minister in London in "Vis Inertiae"?
(a) Cassini.
(b) The Chinese Prime Minister.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) The Kaiser.

6. What does Henry Adams say Stockholm is pressed by?
(a) Northern ice and Russia.
(b) Rocks and Russia.
(c) Glaciers and debt.
(d) Cold and Germans.

7. In the beginning of Chapter 31, how does Henry Adams say he feels?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Beloved.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Informed.

8. Who does Henry Adams say very few Americans envied?
(a) The very rich.
(b) The politicians.
(c) The very poor.
(d) The royalty.

9. After reading "The Grammar of Science", how does Henry Adams describe the book?
(a) Behind the times.
(b) Confusing and convoluted.
(c) A waste of money.
(d) Revolutionary.

10. In Henry Adams' dynamic theory of history, what is accomplished?
(a) Work and progress.
(b) Inertia and movement.
(c) New forces and innovations.
(d) Revolutions and progress.

11. In "Indian Summer", what country becomes allies with the United States in the war?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) Italy.

12. What did Langley teach Adams?
(a) About steam power.
(b) About art.
(c) About motors.
(d) About math.

13. What does Henry Adams compare the passing of centuries to in "Vis Nova"?
(a) The tide rising and falling.
(b) Autumn leaves dropping.
(c) Snow falling.
(d) Flowers wilting.

14. Where did Henry Adams go in "The Dynamo and The Virgin" to try to gain knowledge?
(a) The Smithsonian.
(b) The Chicago Library.
(c) The Great Exhibition.
(d) Harvard.

15. Who is the author of "The Grammar of Science"?
(a) Pearson.
(b) Adams.
(c) Stallo.
(d) Hay.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "The Height of Knowledge", what happens to President McKinley?

4. In "A Law of Acceleration", what does Henry Adams say is the ultimate object of science?

5. When does Henry Adams say his education ended?

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