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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Indian Summer", who is chosen to be Secretary of State?

2. When Henry Adams returns to New York in "Nunc Age", what has grown in the city?

3. How does Henry Adams feel about his voyage on the Teutonic?

4. What did Henry Adams see the dynamo as a symbol of?

5. What image does Henry Adams say is needed in "A Law of Acceleration"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Henry Adams' Dynamic Theory of History was his most complete theory. How does the Dynamic Theory of History encompass all of Adams' ideas? What ideas in the Dynamic Theory of History seem contradictory with Adams' ideas? Trace how Adams' life experiences influenced the creation of this theory. What made the Dynamic Theory of History applicable to life and what made it unrealistic?

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