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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Henry Adams turn to in his investigation in the Gould scandal?

2. After volunteering to present Lyell's principles to people in the United States, how does Henry Adams come to feel about Darwinsim?

3. What does Henry Adams call "the last refuge of the educated poor"?

4. What does Henry Adams feel correlates with the winter?

5. How does Henry Adams interact with the elite society in "Foes and Friends"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Vis Intertiae", what does Henry Adams say about women and men?

2. In "Silence", why does Henry Adams say he should remain silent?

3. In "The Grammar of Science", why does Henry Adams explore varying scientific views and what is the result?

4. Why does Henry Adams feel his education went backwards in England and Germany?

5. What happened to Henry Adams' political biases at Harvard?

6. How does man play into Henry Adams' dynamic theory of history?

7. What role did the eccentrics play in the Civil War?

8. In "Twenty Years After", what does Henry Adams observe about the new generation?

9. How does Henry Adams describe Theodore Roosevelt in "The Height of Knowledge"?

10. Why does Henry Adams feel he can no longer work in diplomacy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As an educator at Harvard, Henry Adams became part of an educational system that did not fit him as a student. How did Henry Adams adapt to teaching at Harvard? How did teaching at Harvard affect Adams' education? How did teaching at Harvard help Henry Adams develop his theories of progress?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Henry Adams' experiences with Darwinism. How does the theory keep appearing throughout his life? What ideas from Darwinism help Henry Adams develop his own theories, and what ideas does he ignore?

Essay Topic 3

Select four women that played a role in Henry Adams' life. How did he describe these women? How did he feel about them? What value did Henry Adams place on women? How did women impact Adams' theories of life and history?

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