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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. During Chapter 2, "Boston", what plays the biggest role in Henry Adams' education?

2. After Henry Adams meets President Grant, what does he compare the president to?

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

4. After spending time in Europe, what does Henry Adams decide to do with this part of his education?

5. How does Charles Swinbourne awe Henry Adams?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry Adams try to achieve in his working life in "President Grant"?

2. At the end of "Political Morality", why is Henry Adams left confused about Russell and Palmerston?

3. What does Henry Adams say will come of his meeting with Charles and Mrs. Gaskill?

4. What type of "new man" did New York demand in "Nunc Age" and why?

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

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

7. In "The Abyss of Ignorance" what does Henry Adams say about force?

8. What fault does Henry Adams find with Pascal's "Ennui"?

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

10. Why is Charles Sumner a hero to Henry Adams?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Overall, what drove Henry Adams' education? Where did he receive the most education? How did he apply his education? What did Henry Adams see for the future of education? Explain how education existed throughout the entire novel.

Essay Topic 2

The search for unity permeates this novel. What does Henry Adams mean by unity? Where does he get his ideas of unity? How does he try to find it? How does unity drive the theories of Henry Adams?

Essay Topic 3

Henry Adams interacted with many prominent political figures. Select three political figures from "The Education of Henry Adams" and analyze their impact on Adams' education, career and theories.

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