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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33 A Law of Acceleration (1904).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do people hope Grant will do as president of the United States?
(a) Improve the infrastructure.
(b) Reform the government.
(c) Lower taxes.
(d) Give money to the poor.

2. Who does Henry Adams meet because of his work at the North American Review?
(a) Frank Welch.
(b) Clarence King.
(c) All the senators.
(d) Frank Emmons.

3. In "A Law of Acceleration", what does Henry Adams say is the ultimate object of science?
(a) Matter.
(b) Thought.
(c) Acceleration.
(d) Motion.

4. What position does Henry Adams obtain at Harvard?
(a) Class Orator.
(b) Dean of Admissions.
(c) Resident Advisor.
(d) Class President.

5. In "Silence", when does Henry Adams leave Washington, DC?
(a) When he runs out of work.
(b) When Clarence King fails.
(c) When McKinley becomes president.
(d) When the housing prices rise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What century does Henry Adams consider using to measure his own time in history?

2. Henry Adams says that even though he has looked at art in Art Museums he doesn't know what?

3. What does Henry Adams say every American woman did when presented with English manners?

4. Where does Henry Adams rent a room?

5. What does the war in "Indian Summer" make Henry Adams wonder about?

(see the answer key)

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