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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In "The Battle of the Rams", how is C.F. Adams' relationship with Lord Russell described?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Competitive.
(d) Hateful.
2. How does Charles Swinbourne awe Henry Adams?
(a) With his political ties.
(b) With his poetry and conversation.
(c) With his newspaper articles.
(d) With his haphazard way of dressing.
3. What does Henry Adams begin to collect in "Dilettamtism"?
(a) Ancient artifacts.
(b) Artwork.
(c) Coins.
(d) Silk.
4. What is revealed after Russell passes away?
(a) His ferver for trying to break up the United States.
(b) His many mistresses.
(c) His attempts to get the South back into the Union.
(d) How trustworthy he really was.
5. What happens to a letter Henry Adams wrote to his brother in "Diplomacy"?
(a) It is turned into anti-war propaganda.
(b) It is read by his father instead.
(c) It is printed by a paper and satarized.
(d) It is lost in the mail.
6. In "President Grant", what former president do people compare Grant to?
(a) George Washington.
(b) John Quincey Adams.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.
7. What did Henry Adams' father's political party have to do to gain power?
(a) Move into the South.
(b) Get enough votes in the primary.
(c) Bribing people and secrets.
(d) Deal making and compromises.
8. Where do Henry Adams and his sister travel as soon as the armistice is declared?
(a) Russia.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Switzerland.
9. What new age does Henry Adams find when he returns to the United States in "The Press"?
(a) An age of chaos.
(b) An age governed by God.
(c) An age ruled by scientific reason.
(d) An age powered by steam and coal.
10. How does Henry Adams feel about natural selection?
(a) He thinks it is a good replacement for God.
(b) He thinks it can never replace God.
(c) He thinks it needs more research.
(d) He thinks it's nothing compared to unnatural selection.
11. How did C.F. Adams' success in the Battle of the Rams impact his and Henry Adams' lives?
(a) They were given money as a reward.
(b) They were granted a higher social position.
(c) They were kicked out of social clubs.
(d) They earned titles in England.
12. Where is Henry Adams celebrated in "The Battle of the Rams"?
(a) In Lord Russell's office.
(b) Only in the United States.
(c) At the local pub.
(d) At a reception held by Milnes.
13. In Chapter 10, who said: "The world can absorb only doses of truth. Too much would kill it"?
(a) Lord Russell.
(b) Thurlow Weed.
(c) William M. Evarts.
(d) Henry Adams.
14. What almost killed Henry Adams when he was eight?
(a) The British.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) A dog.
15. When Henry Adams returns to Boston in "Free Fight", what part of the scandal does he choose to write about?
(a) Railways.
(b) Jay Gould.
(c) Gold.
(d) President Grant.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "President Grant", what paper does Henry Adams write finance articles for in an attempt to get on staff?
2. Who publishes Henry Adams' finished piece on the Gould scandal?
3. At the end of "Eccentricity", what does Henry Adams conclude about eccentricity?
4. How did Henry Adams describe his response to invitations to formal dinners in "The Perfection of Human Society"?
5. What does Henry Adams call "the last refuge of the educated poor"?
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