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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 does Henry Adams do to learn German in "Berlin"?
(a) Registers at a high school.
(b) Works alone using a book.
(c) Gets a job in Germany.
(d) Hires a tutor.

2. According to Henry Adams in Chapter 12, who seems to be eccentric?
(a) His new group of artist friends.
(b) Nearly everyone in England.
(c) The Lords and Ladies.
(d) The Confederates.

3. 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 lack of knowledge of law.
(c) Because he does not respect the law.
(d) Because of his time spent in diplomacy.

4. Where do Henry Adams and his sister travel as soon as the armistice is declared?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Switzerland.

5. Who does Henry Adams turn to in his investigation in the Gould scandal?
(a) North American Review.
(b) The Treasury.
(c) State Department.
(d) His brother, Brooks.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Chapter 2, "Boston", what plays the biggest role in Henry Adams' education?

2. In "Eccentricity", how does Henry Adams describe Bright?

3. Who is the English Foreign Secretary?

4. In "Free Fight", why did the Executive Branch attack the Supreme Court?

5. How do the English feel about the Civil War?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What role did the eccentrics play in the Civil War?

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

5. Why is Charles Sumner a hero to Henry Adams?

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

7. In "Diplomacy", what surprised Henry Adams about they way he was welcomed to England?

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

9. How does Darwinism confuse Henry Adams?

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

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