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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) China.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Japan.

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

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

4. The dictionary says that inertia is a property of what?
(a) Movement.
(b) Space.
(c) Matter.
(d) Time.

5. In "Twilight", what does Henry Adams study?
(a) Gravity.
(b) Geography.
(c) Magnetism.
(d) Religion.

6. In "A Law of Acceleration", what does Henry Adams say is the ultimate object of science?
(a) Acceleration.
(b) Thought.
(c) Motion.
(d) Matter.

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

8. Henry Adams says that as things become more complex, they need what?
(a) A simple representation.
(b) A wider evaluation.
(c) A larger synthesis.
(d) An end.

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

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

11. What subject is Henry Adams going to teach?
(a) History of the Middle Ages.
(b) Literature of the Middle Ages.
(c) Law.
(d) Journalism.

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

13. What failure does Henry Adams attempt to analyze in "Silence"?
(a) The failure of the 19th century.
(b) The failure of McKinley.
(c) The failure of Clarence King.
(d) The failure of the Titanic.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Henry Adams in "Indian Summer"?

2. When Henry Adams travels during "Silence", what does he mostly think about?

3. What does Hay's work as Secretary of State remind Henry Adams?

4. Henry Adams says that unity is is a scientific analysis commonly called what?

5. Why did Henry Adams go to Washington, DC in "Nunc Age"?

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