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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. How does Henry Adams feel about natural selection?
(a) He thinks it's nothing compared to unnatural selection.
(b) He thinks it can never replace God.
(c) He thinks it is a good replacement for God.
(d) He thinks it needs more research.

2. Why does Henry Adams return to London in "Chaos"?
(a) To go back to college.
(b) To make sure his article was published.
(c) Because he got a new job.
(d) He needed to escape Grant.

3. At the end of "Chaos", what will Henry Adams position at North American Review be?
(a) Editor-at-Large.
(b) Staff writer.
(c) Publisher.
(d) Editor-in-Chief.

4. What does Henry Adams begin to collect in "Dilettamtism"?
(a) Silk.
(b) Coins.
(c) Artwork.
(d) Ancient artifacts.

5. What does Henry Adams feel correlates with the winter?
(a) Leaving home.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Nature.
(d) School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to a letter Henry Adams wrote to his brother in "Diplomacy"?

2. Who does Henry Adams say the social eccentrics sympathize with?

3. When Henry Adams begins his work in finance in "Darwinism", what does he suggest happen with U.S. currency?

4. Who publishes Henry Adams' articles on U.S. finance in "Darwinism"?

5. In "Washington", how does Henry Adams describe the South?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Darwinism confuse Henry Adams?

2. What fault does Henry Adams find with Pascal's "Ennui"?

3. How does Henry Adams' friend, St. Gaudens, reflect his idea of The Dynamo and The Virgin?

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

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

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

7. What disappoints Henry Adams about President Grant?

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

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

10. In "Twenty Years After", how does Henry Adams describe Washington, DC?

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