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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 The Battle of the Rams (1863).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near the end of Chapter 5, "Berlin", what does Henry Adams suddenly starts to understand?
(a) German.
(b) His Harvard education.
(c) Communism.
(d) Beethoven.

2. What does Henry Adams feel correlates with the winter?
(a) School.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Leaving home.
(d) Nature.

3. What almost killed Henry Adams when he was eight?
(a) The British.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) A dog.

4. What did Henry Adams' father's political party have to do to gain power?
(a) Get enough votes in the primary.
(b) Move into the South.
(c) Deal making and compromises.
(d) Bribing people and secrets.

5. What turned the Civil War in favor of the Union?
(a) Convincing the English to sell them ironclad rams.
(b) C.F. Adams' logic.
(c) Diplomatic victories in Canada.
(d) Victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Political Morality", what position is Henry Adams almost promoted to?

2. What position does Lincoln give Charles Francis Adams?

3. Who is John Hay when Henry Adams first meets him?

4. How does Henry Adams feel about society in England?

5. What is Henry Adams' education like in Berlin?

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