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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27 The Height of Knowledge (1902).
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In "Eccentricity", what does Henry Adams say is the beginning and end of political education?
(a) Time spent in Paris.
(b) The habits of the English.
(c) Knowing how to properly bribe.
(d) Knowledge of human nature.
2. What does Hay's work as Secretary of State remind Henry Adams?
(a) Communism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Anarchism.
3. Who does Henry Adams say the social eccentrics sympathize with?
(a) Members of Parliament.
(b) No one.
(c) The political eccentrics.
(d) American eccentrics.
4. What does Edinburgh Review do with Henry Adams' article on the Jay Gould scandal?
(a) They reject it.
(b) They say they'll print it in four months.
(c) They put it on the cover.
(d) They publish it reluctantly.
5. When Henry Adams returns to the United States in "Chaos", what does he discover about his articles?
(a) They were successful.
(b) They were never printed.
(c) They were ridiculed.
(d) They were full of errors.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Henry Adams say America takes tragedy in "The Height of Knowledge"?
2. In "Eccentricity", how does Henry Adams describe Bright?
3. How does Hay primarily use his power as Secretary of State?
4. What thought does Henry Adams distrust?
5. Why does Henry Adams return to London in "Chaos"?
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