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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Henry Adams in "Indian Summer"?
(a) Seventy.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Sixty.

2. How does Henry Adams say America takes tragedy in "The Height of Knowledge"?
(a) With a grain of salt.
(b) Seriously.
(c) Lightly.
(d) Personally.

3. At the end of "The Abyss of Ignorance", how many books does Henry Adams say he will write?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) None.

4. What does the war in "Indian Summer" make Henry Adams wonder about?
(a) If Canada will be next.
(b) The development of weapons.
(c) If unity is possible.
(d) How to spend his leisure time.

5. In "Twilight", what does Henry Adams study?
(a) Magnetism.
(b) Geography.
(c) Gravity.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry Adams say Stockholm is pressed by?

2. Where does Henry Adams travel in "The Abyss of Ignorance"?

3. Henry Adams says that as things become more complex, they need what?

4. In "A Dynamic Theory of History", what does Henry Adams describe as "anything that does, or helps to do work".

5. Henry Adams likens men and theories to what?

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