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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry Adams say Stockholm is pressed by?

2. In 1900, what was the chief interest of Washington, DC?

3. In Henry Adams' dynamic theory of history, what is accomplished?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Much of "The Education of Henry Adams" takes place in Washington, DC. Henry Adams often states that nothing changes in Washington, DC. How is he correct in this statement? How is he incorrect? Analyze the development of Washington, DC throughout Henry Adams' life.

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