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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry Adams begin to collect in "Dilettamtism"?
(a) Silk.
(b) Artwork.
(c) Coins.
(d) Ancient artifacts.

2. In "Boston", why did Henry Adams say he hates school?
(a) Because he had to learn by rote.
(b) Because he had to do partner work.
(c) Because they were lying to him.
(d) Because he had to read alone.

3. Where does Henry Adams live in "President Grant"?
(a) A hotel room.
(b) A boarding house.
(c) With his father.
(d) At the White House.

4. Who was NOT related to Henry Adams?
(a) Samuel Adams.
(b) John Quincy Adams.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Francis Adams.

5. What is revealed after Russell passes away?
(a) How trustworthy he really was.
(b) His many mistresses.
(c) His attempts to get the South back into the Union.
(d) His ferver for trying to break up the United States.

6. 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 return home.
(c) Value it above all the other parts.
(d) End it and travel to Asia.

7. When Henry Adams begins his work in finance in "Darwinism", what does he suggest happen with U.S. currency?
(a) That it is left alone.
(b) That is should be restrained.
(c) That it should be green.
(d) That they should release more.

8. According to Henry Adams in Chapter 12, who seems to be eccentric?
(a) His new group of artist friends.
(b) The Confederates.
(c) The Lords and Ladies.
(d) Nearly everyone in England.

9. What is Sumner trying to accomplish in regards to foreign policy in "Free Fight"?
(a) To have control of Canada.
(b) To start trade with Britain.
(c) To purchase the Virgin Islands.
(d) To have control of Mexico.

10. In "The Battle of the Rams", why does Lord Russell often say he can not intervene?
(a) To prove that he is neutral.
(b) To stall until the rams can be completed.
(c) To down play his power in the war.
(d) To get C.F. Adams on his side.

11. During Chapter 2, "Boston", what plays the biggest role in Henry Adams' education?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Anti-slavery groups.
(c) The church.
(d) His father.

12. What does Henry Adams say every American woman did when presented with English manners?
(a) They fit in perfectly.
(b) They shied away from the complex rules.
(c) They blended them with American manners.
(d) They rose in rebellion against them.

13. How does the English Prime Minister try to turn Parliament against the United States in "Foes and Friends"?
(a) With money.
(b) With a note.
(c) With blackmail.
(d) With a long speech.

14. Who did William Gladstone try to include in his support of the South?
(a) Henry Adams.
(b) Napoleon III.
(c) Lord Russell.
(d) C.F. Adams.

15. What happens during the Adams' trip to Italy?
(a) The Legation ends.
(b) Lincoln is assassinated.
(c) England is invaded.
(d) Johnson declares war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the Lairds choose to represent them?

2. At the end of "Chaos", what will Henry Adams position at North American Review be?

3. How did C.F. Adams' success in the Battle of the Rams impact his and Henry Adams' lives?

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

5. Near the end of Chapter 5, "Berlin", what does Henry Adams suddenly starts to understand?

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