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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Twilight", what country does everyone want access to?
(a) Russia.
(b) Japan.
(c) Germany.
(d) China.

2. Where does Henry Adams travel to first in "Teufelsdrtzck"?
(a) Stockholm.
(b) Bayreuth.
(c) Russia.
(d) Paris.

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

4. What did Henry Adams see the dynamo as a symbol of?
(a) Infinity.
(b) Force.
(c) Power.
(d) Charge.

5. How does Henry Adams feel about his voyage on the Teutonic?
(a) He says it is a technological marvel.
(b) He says it was too long.
(c) He says he is suprised it floats.
(d) He says it was a sign of the past.

6. What country seems able to "roll over" Hay?
(a) China.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

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

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

9. When Henry Adams travels to Beyreuth, what has changed?
(a) The romanticism.
(b) The train.
(c) The pollution.
(d) The languages people speak.

10. According to Henry Adams in "Vis Inertiae", what do all minds do?
(a) Move.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Fail.
(d) Confuse.

11. In "Indian Summer", who is chosen to be Secretary of State?
(a) Lafarge.
(b) Adams.
(c) Hay.
(d) Sumner.

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

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

14. How does the Senate respond to Hay's actions in "Twilight"?
(a) They oppose him.
(b) They ignore him.
(c) They question him.
(d) They support him.

15. How does Henry Adams describe "The Woman" in America?
(a) Supreme.
(b) Questioned.
(c) Unknown.
(d) Revered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What image does Henry Adams say is needed in "A Law of Acceleration"?

2. Henry Adams predicts that if science keeps doubling its complexities, what will succumb?

3. Where does Henry Adams travel in "The Abyss of Ignorance"?

4. In "Twilight", what does Henry Adams study?

5. What exposition does Henry Adams attend in 1904?

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