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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, who said: "The world can absorb only doses of truth. Too much would kill it"?
(a) William M. Evarts.
(b) Thurlow Weed.
(c) Lord Russell.
(d) Henry Adams.

2. Why does Henry Adams feel that study of the Law is closed to him?
(a) Because his grandfather was a bad lawyer.
(b) Because of his time spent in diplomacy.
(c) Because of his lack of knowledge of law.
(d) Because he does not respect the law.

3. What happens to a letter Henry Adams wrote to his brother in "Diplomacy"?
(a) It is read by his father instead.
(b) It is printed by a paper and satarized.
(c) It is turned into anti-war propaganda.
(d) It is lost in the mail.

4. During Chapter 2, "Boston", what plays the biggest role in Henry Adams' education?
(a) The church.
(b) His father.
(c) Anti-slavery groups.
(d) Yale University.

5. At the end of "Eccentricity", what does Henry Adams conclude about eccentricity?
(a) That it is a joke.
(b) That it is weakness.
(c) That it is all a lie.
(d) That it is strength.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Henry Adams' father's political party have to do to gain power?

2. How does Henry Adams interact with the elite society in "Foes and Friends"?

3. Why does Henry Adams return to London in "Chaos"?

4. How does Henry Adams feel about society in England?

5. What is Sumner trying to accomplish in regards to foreign policy in "Free Fight"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of "new man" did New York demand in "Nunc Age" and why?

2. What happened to Henry Adams' political biases at Harvard?

3. What is the goal of a Conservative Christian Anarchist?

4. Why does Henry Adams return to ideas of Darwinism in "Twilight", and what does he think?

5. How does Henry Adams describe the "anti-slavery doctrinaires"?

6. What does Henry Adams say about impossibilities and his life in "A Law of Acceleration"?

7. Why is Henry Adams unimpressed with what is scientifically published in 1903?

8. Why does Henry Adams feel his education went backwards in England and Germany?

9. When Henry Adams visits the South in "Washington", how does he describe it?

10. How does Thurlow Weed create the "best outcomes" in politics that Henry Adams looks up to?

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