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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. What problem does Henry Adams try to solve with Everts?
(a) The problem of Legal Tender.
(b) The problem of Foreign Press.
(c) The problem of the Stock Market.
(d) The problem of Investor Relations.

2. Why were Confederate cruisers able to escape British waters?
(a) Because C.F. Adams distracted the guards.
(b) Because Lord Russell told them to.
(c) Because C.F. Adams made a mistake.
(d) Because Lord Russell delayed action.

3. What turned the Civil War in favor of the Union?
(a) Victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg.
(b) Convincing the English to sell them ironclad rams.
(c) C.F. Adams' logic.
(d) Diplomatic victories in Canada.

4. What is Henry Adams' education like in Berlin?
(a) Hands-on activities.
(b) Endless lectures.
(c) There is no university in Berlin.
(d) Nothing but reading.

5. When does Henry Adams decide to join the Army?
(a) After the second battle of Bull Run.
(b) After the first battle of Bull Run.
(c) After Brooks talks him into it.
(d) After the Civil War ends.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Battle of the Rams", how is C.F. Adams' relationship with Lord Russell described?

2. What position does Lincoln give Charles Francis Adams?

3. In Chapter 10, who said: "The world can absorb only doses of truth. Too much would kill it"?

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

5. After Henry Adams moves to Dresden, which two countries start a war?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Free Fight", what proves that Grant is not a reform-minded president?

2. How is Henry Adams involved in the battle between the Supreme Court and Executive Branch in "Free Fight"?

3. What does Henry Adams try to achieve in his working life in "President Grant"?

4. Why does Henry Adams feel he can no longer work in diplomacy?

5. In "Vis Intertiae", what does Henry Adams say about women and men?

6. How does Henry Adams teach his classes at Harvard and why?

7. Why does Henry Adams receive little education in "Treason"?

8. In the beginning of "A Law of Acceleration", how does Henry Adams describe images?

9. At the end of "Political Morality", why is Henry Adams left confused about Russell and Palmerston?

10. How does man play into Henry Adams' dynamic theory of history?

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