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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. What problem does Henry Adams try to solve with Everts?

2. What does Henry Adams begin to think about all politicians in "Political Morality"?

3. What political party does Henry Adams' father found?

4. Why does Henry Adams feel that study of the Law is closed to him?

5. Why does Henry Adams return to London in "Chaos"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes the building of ironclad rams in England controversial?

3. In "Vis Inertiae", why does Henry Adams take an interest in inertia?

4. What makes John Lafarge Henry Adams' connection to the 13th century?

5. How does Henry Adams teach his classes at Harvard and why?

6. What happens at Cambridge House in "Foes and Friends"?

7. How does Henry Adams feel about running into Sumner in Washington, DC in "The Press"?

8. How is Henry Adams involved in the battle between the Supreme Court and Executive Branch in "Free Fight"?

9. What parts of Henry Adams' trip to Italy left a strong impression?

10. What does Henry Adams say about impossibilities and his life in "A Law of Acceleration"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Henry Adams' time in England as his father's secretary shape him? How does this time count as education? What did Henry Adams learn? How did his time in England impact the rest of his future?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Henry Adams admits to have a Puritan background and he often reflects on centuries that have past. How does Adams' Puritan background impact his life, education and theories? What about Puritanism and past centuries attracts Henry Adams and how does this help develop his character?

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