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

2. How did C.F. Adams' success in the Battle of the Rams impact his and Henry Adams' lives?
(a) They earned titles in England.
(b) They were granted a higher social position.
(c) They were given money as a reward.
(d) They were kicked out of social clubs.

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

4. How does Charles Swinbourne awe Henry Adams?
(a) With his poetry and conversation.
(b) With his haphazard way of dressing.
(c) With his newspaper articles.
(d) With his political ties.

5. When Henry Adams returns to Boston in "Free Fight", what part of the scandal does he choose to write about?
(a) Gold.
(b) Railways.
(c) President Grant.
(d) Jay Gould.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Henry Adams feel about natural selection?

2. How did Henry Adams describe his response to invitations to formal dinners in "The Perfection of Human Society"?

3. What part of Lyell's principles does Henry Adam's get stuck on in "Darwinism"?

4. Why does Henry Adams feel that study of the Law is closed to him?

5. What position does Henry Adams obtain at Harvard?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Vis Nova", how does Henry Adams describe the "new American" found in the midwest?

3. What makes Henry Adams feel that no art authority knows more than he does?

4. In "Twilight", what makes Henry Adams feel that his generation seems to be ending?

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

6. What is Hugh McCullogh doing in "The Press" that impresses Henry Adams?

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

8. According to Henry Adams, what are "The Dynamo and The Virgin"?

9. According to Henry Adams, what type of American should not even think of English society?

10. What happens at Cambridge House in "Foes and Friends"?

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