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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Dynamic Theory of History", Henry Adams says that in the past man was attracted to what energy and force?
(a) Regimes.
(b) Nature.
(c) History.
(d) Divinity.

2. What does Hay's work as Secretary of State remind Henry Adams?
(a) Communism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Anarchism.

3. When does Henry Adams say he wish he could return to see the world?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1927.

4. How does the Senate respond to Hay's actions in "Twilight"?
(a) They question him.
(b) They oppose him.
(c) They support him.
(d) They ignore him.

5. What is the principle element Henry Adams is trying to understand in "The Grammar of Science"?
(a) Unity among chaos.
(b) Accelerating technological progress.
(c) Inertia as a movement of matter.
(d) The Virgin as progress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Henry Adams say very few Americans envied?

2. When Henry Adams travels to Beyreuth, what has changed?

3. Who does Henry Adams compare Theodore Roosevelt to?

4. In 1900, what was the chief interest of Washington, DC?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 31, how does Henry Adams say he feels?

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