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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Henry Adams in "Vis Inertiae", what do all minds do?
(a) Fail.
(b) Move.
(c) Confuse.
(d) Sleep.

2. What does Clarence King do in Arizona?
(a) Write a book.
(b) Raise horses.
(c) Teach at a new college.
(d) Retire.

3. How does Henry Adams feel about his voyage on the Teutonic?
(a) He says it is a technological marvel.
(b) He says it was a sign of the past.
(c) He says he is suprised it floats.
(d) He says it was too long.

4. In 1900, what was the chief interest of Washington, DC?
(a) Its diversity of people.
(b) Its distance from New York.
(c) Its recent influx of money.
(d) Its consolidation of power.

5. At the end of "The Abyss of Ignorance", how many books does Henry Adams say he will write?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. Henry Adams likens men and theories to what?

2. In "The Height of Knowledge", what happens to President McKinley?

3. In Henry Adams' dynamic theory of history, what is accomplished?

4. How does editing the North American Review impact Henry Adams?

5. What is the principle element Henry Adams is trying to understand in "The Grammar of Science"?

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