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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. How does the English Prime Minister try to turn Parliament against the United States in "Foes and Friends"?

2. Why do Henry Adams and his friends attend Harvard?

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

4. Who was NOT related to Henry Adams?

5. In "The Battle of the Rams", how is C.F. Adams' relationship with Lord Russell described?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Chaos", what events happen while Henry Adams is in Europe that cause him to be disillusioned?

3. How does C.F. Adams defeat Lord Russell?

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

5. In "Twenty Years After", how does Henry Adams describe Washington, DC?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Thurlow Weed create the "best outcomes" in politics that Henry Adams looks up to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Henry Adams spent much of his life as a writer. How did Henry Adams' articles help develop his theories of the world and life? Which articles contributed most to his personal development? How did writing help/hurt his education?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Progress and complexity were always at the core of Henry Adams' theories. Describe Henry Adams' beliefs and feelings about progress and complexity. How did they drive the times he lived in? How did they play into his theories?

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