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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) Knowing how to properly bribe.
(b) Time spent in Paris.
(c) The habits of the English.
(d) Knowledge of human nature.

2. How does Henry Adams say America takes tragedy in "The Height of Knowledge"?
(a) With a grain of salt.
(b) Seriously.
(c) Personally.
(d) Lightly.

3. Why does Henry Adams return to London in "Chaos"?
(a) Because he got a new job.
(b) To make sure his article was published.
(c) To go back to college.
(d) He needed to escape Grant.

4. What does Edinburgh Review do with Henry Adams' article on the Jay Gould scandal?
(a) They publish it reluctantly.
(b) They put it on the cover.
(c) They say they'll print it in four months.
(d) They reject it.

5. What does Hay's work as Secretary of State remind Henry Adams?
(a) Communism.
(b) Anarchism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Capitalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Eccentricity", how does Henry Adams describe Bright?

2. In "Chaos", what countries go to war?

3. When Henry Adams returns to the United States in "Chaos", what does he discover about his articles?

4. At the end of "Eccentricity", what does Henry Adams conclude about eccentricity?

5. Why does the president of Harvard write Henry Adams a letter?

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