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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry Adams think Russia could do because of its size?
(a) Build the longest railway in the world.
(b) Run out of money to support its citizens.
(c) Manufacture all its own goods.
(d) Crush other cultures and countries.

2. In "A Dynamic Theory of History", what does Henry Adams describe as "anything that does, or helps to do work".
(a) Force.
(b) Inertia.
(c) Progress.
(d) Man.

3. How does Henry Adams feel about his voyage on the Teutonic?
(a) He says it was a sign of the past.
(b) He says it was too long.
(c) He says it is a technological marvel.
(d) He says he is suprised it floats.

4. In "Vis Nova", when did Henry Adams return to Washington, DC?
(a) After the war started.
(b) Before Thanksgiving.
(c) In the spring.
(d) After Christmas.

5. Who does Henry Adams meet because of his work at the North American Review?
(a) Frank Emmons.
(b) Clarence King.
(c) All the senators.
(d) Frank Welch.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Law of Acceleration", what does Henry Adams say is the ultimate object of science?

2. In "The Abyss of Ignorance", Henry Adams says that philosophers have stood where for thousands of years?

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

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

5. How does Henry Adams say America takes tragedy in "The Height of Knowledge"?

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