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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. Who publishes Henry Adams' finished piece on the Gould scandal?
(a) New York Times.
(b) English Monthly.
(c) North American Review.
(d) Edinburgh Review.

2. In "Free Fight", why did the Executive Branch attack the Supreme Court?
(a) Legal Tender.
(b) Gold Standard.
(c) Term Limits.
(d) Frank Waller.

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

4. What do people hope Grant will do as president of the United States?
(a) Lower taxes.
(b) Improve the infrastructure.
(c) Reform the government.
(d) Give money to the poor.

5. What position does Lincoln give Charles Francis Adams?
(a) Minister to England.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Personal assistant.
(d) Supreme Court Justice.

Short Answer Questions

1. After spending time in Europe, what does Henry Adams decide to do with this part of his education?

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

3. In "The Battle of the Rams", why does Lord Russell often say he can not intervene?

4. In "Eccentricity", what does Henry Adams say is the beginning and end of political education?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes the building of ironclad rams in England controversial?

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

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

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

5. How does Henry Adams define the role of the church and what it condemned in "A Dynamic Theory of History"?

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

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

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

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

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

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