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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Law of Acceleration", what does Henry Adams say is the ultimate object of science?

2. When Henry Adams goes to Washington, DC in "Nunc Age", what does he note Hay needs?

3. When does Henry Adams say his education ended?

4. Henry Adams predicts that if science keeps doubling its complexities, what will succumb?

5. What does Clarence King do in Arizona?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Henry Adams created the terms the Dynamo and the Virgin. What are the Dynamo and the Virgin? How do they relate to each other? What do they represent in the world? How do these ideas help Adams' create all of his theories of the world? Are these useful terms? Why/why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Henry Adams spends years attending institutions of formal education. How does Henry Adams feel about formal education? What shaped his opinions? What ways does he think of to fix what is wrong with formal education?

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