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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 say Stockholm is pressed by?
(a) Rocks and Russia.
(b) Glaciers and debt.
(c) Northern ice and Russia.
(d) Cold and Germans.

2. In "A Dynamic Theory of History", what does Henry Adams describe as the "development and economy of forces"?
(a) Force.
(b) Inertia.
(c) Progress.
(d) Man.

3. What exposition does Henry Adams attend in 1904?
(a) Chicago Exposition.
(b) New York Exposition.
(c) Detroit Exposition.
(d) St. Louis Exposition.

4. Who is the author of "The Grammar of Science"?
(a) Adams.
(b) Stallo.
(c) Pearson.
(d) Hay.

5. Who does Henry Adams compare Theodore Roosevelt to?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) McKinley.
(c) Grant.
(d) Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Henry Adams' dynamic theory of history, what is accomplished?

2. In "Twilight", what does Henry Adams study?

3. In "A Law of Acceleration", what does Henry Adams say historians now ask to be?

4. In 1894, where did King induce Henry Adams to visit?

5. In "The Height of Knowledge", what happens to President McKinley?

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