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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Twenty Years After", Henry Adams says the world is no longer what?
(a) Explainable.
(b) Simple.
(c) Poetic.
(d) Fun.

2. Who kept Henry Adams in contact with society?
(a) Wenlock Abbey.
(b) McKinley.
(c) Mrs. Cabot Lodge.
(d) Clarence King.

3. Why did Henry Adams go to Washington, DC in "Nunc Age"?
(a) To start a new job.
(b) To petition Congress.
(c) To avoid wealthy people.
(d) To wait for the end.

4. Where does Henry Adams rent a room?
(a) Boston.
(b) Quincy.
(c) New York City.
(d) Cambridge.

5. What is the diplomatic crisis in "Vis Inertiae"?
(a) War with France.
(b) Access to China.
(c) Trade with Russia.
(d) Travel to Germany.

6. What does Henry Adams say Americans in the year 2000 would know how to do?
(a) Unify complex thought.
(b) Fly planes.
(c) Read scientific theories.
(d) Control unlimited power.

7. In "Silence", when does Henry Adams leave Washington, DC?
(a) When the housing prices rise.
(b) When Clarence King fails.
(c) When McKinley becomes president.
(d) When he runs out of work.

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

9. How old is Henry Adams in "Indian Summer"?
(a) Forty.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Seventy.

10. What countries appear poised to go to war in "Vis Nova"?
(a) Russia and Japan.
(b) Germany and France.
(c) Germany and Japan.
(d) France and Russia.

11. What does Henry Adams think Russia could do because of its size?
(a) Crush other cultures and countries.
(b) Run out of money to support its citizens.
(c) Manufacture all its own goods.
(d) Build the longest railway in the world.

12. What does Henry Adams say 19th century society measured their progress by?
(a) Artistic creations.
(b) Steam use.
(c) Coal output.
(d) Housing development.

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

14. How does Hay primarily use his power as Secretary of State?
(a) Pushing for war.
(b) Creating treaties and alliances.
(c) Taking vacations overseas.
(d) Petitioning for new laws and regulations.

15. When does Henry Adams say his education ended?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1890.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Twenty Years After", when Henry Adams is ill in London, how does he describe his "old" education?

2. Who does Henry Adams meet because of his work at the North American Review?

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

4. What does Henry Adams compare the passing of centuries to in "Vis Nova"?

5. What war breaks out in "Indian Summer"?

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