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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In 1900, what was the chief interest of Washington, DC?
(a) Its diversity of people.
(b) Its recent influx of money.
(c) Its distance from New York.
(d) Its consolidation of power.

4. In "The Grammar of Science", how does Henry Adams focus his exploration into how to look at the world?
(a) Mystically.
(b) Psychologically.
(c) Scientifically.
(d) Metaphyscially.

5. What is Henry Adams trying to discover in "The Grammar of Science"?
(a) Something unifying.
(b) Something revolutionary.
(c) Something to further the complexities.
(d) Something to end war.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. How does Henry Adams say his dynamic theory of history began?
(a) With a dream.
(b) With a question.
(c) With an observation.
(d) With little hope.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What career does Henry Adams try to return to, but can't, in "Indian Summer"?

2. What subject is Henry Adams going to teach?

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

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

5. What is the Fortieth Parallel Survey?

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