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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Henry Adams rent a room?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Boston.
(c) Quincy.
(d) New York City.

2. In "Indian Summer", what country becomes allies with the United States in the war?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

3. In "A Law of Acceleration", what does Henry Adams say historians now ask to be?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Scientists.
(c) Wise.
(d) Pupils.

4. What technique does Henry Adams use to teach in "Failure"?
(a) Lecture.
(b) Socratic seminars.
(c) Discovery method.
(d) Historical method.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What thought does Henry Adams distrust?

3. In "A Dynamic Theory of History", what does Henry Adams describe as the "development and economy of forces"?

4. In "A Dynamic Theory of History", Henry Adams says that in the past man was attracted to what energy and force?

5. When does Henry Adams say his education ended?

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