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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reminds Henry Adams of Darwinism in "Twilight"?
(a) Politics.
(b) Society.
(c) His dog.
(d) Geology.

2. In "A Dynamic Theory of History", what does Henry Adams describe as "anything that does, or helps to do work".
(a) Progress.
(b) Force.
(c) Man.
(d) Inertia.

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

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

5. When Henry Adams goes to Washington, DC in "Nunc Age", what does he note Hay needs?
(a) Money.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Rest.
(d) A wife.

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

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

8. 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.

9. Henry Adams says that unity is is a scientific analysis commonly called what?
(a) Multiplicity.
(b) Duplicity.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Sociology.

10. Who does Henry Adams compare Theodore Roosevelt to?
(a) McKinley.
(b) Grant.
(c) Washington.
(d) Lincoln.

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

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. Henry Adams predicts that if science keeps doubling its complexities, what will succumb?
(a) Literature.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Sociology.
(d) Humans.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Henry Adams says that even though he has looked at art in Art Museums he doesn't know what?

2. In "A Dynamic Theory of History", Henry Adams says that in the past man was attracted to what energy and force?

3. What theory does Henry Adams begin to develop?

4. In "The Grammar of Science", how does Henry Adams focus his exploration into how to look at the world?

5. In "Silence", when does Henry Adams leave Washington, DC?

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