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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 Foes and Friends (1862).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After spending time in Europe, what does Henry Adams decide to do with this part of his education?
(a) Continue it for six more months.
(b) End it and travel to Asia.
(c) End it and return home.
(d) Value it above all the other parts.

2. What position does Lincoln give Charles Francis Adams?
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) Supreme Court Justice.
(c) Minister to England.
(d) Personal assistant.

3. What does Henry Adams do to learn German in "Berlin"?
(a) Hires a tutor.
(b) Works alone using a book.
(c) Registers at a high school.
(d) Gets a job in Germany.

4. What did the Free Soil Party get from the Democrats when a Democrat became governor of Massachusetts?
(a) They got kicked out of Massachusetts.
(b) A position in the Massachusetts courts.
(c) Five hundred dollars.
(d) A Senate seat.

5. After returning from Europe, how does Henry Adams see the people of Washington, DC?
(a) Everyone seems changed.
(b) Everyone seems to be anti-slavery.
(c) Everyone seems confused.
(d) Everyone seems ignorant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Henry Adams' father's political party have to do to gain power?

2. In "Treason", who does Henry Adams say needs an education?

3. Who was NOT related to Henry Adams?

4. What does Henry Adams feel correlates with the winter?

5. In "Harvard", how does Henry Adams describe his years at Harvard?

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