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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Henry Adams describe "The Woman" in America?

2. According to Henry Adams in "Vis Inertiae", what do all minds do?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 31, how does Henry Adams say he feels?

4. In "Twenty Years After", when Henry Adams is ill in London, how does he describe his "old" education?

5. According to Henry Adams, how should a man's force be measured?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

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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