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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Height of Knowledge", what happens to President McKinley?
(a) He is assassinated.
(b) He loses the election.
(c) He is re-elected.
(d) He resigns.

2. In Henry Adams' dynamic theory of history, what is accomplished?
(a) Work and progress.
(b) Revolutions and progress.
(c) Inertia and movement.
(d) New forces and innovations.

3. In "Twenty Years After", when Henry Adams is ill in London, how does he describe his "old" education?
(a) Poor and difficult.
(b) Hard to apply and worthless.
(c) Faulty and ill constructed.
(d) Boring and slow.

4. According to Henry Adams in "Vis Inertiae", what do all minds do?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Confuse.
(c) Move.
(d) Fail.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Twenty Years After", Henry Adams says the world is no longer what?

2. Henry Adams predicts that if science keeps doubling its complexities, what will succumb?

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

4. What does Henry Adams compare the passing of centuries to in "Vis Nova"?

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

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