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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Henry Adams describe the bankers he works with in "The Press"?

2. During Chapter 2, "Boston", what plays the biggest role in Henry Adams' education?

3. In "The Battle of the Rams", how is C.F. Adams' relationship with Lord Russell described?

4. Where do Henry Adams and his sister travel as soon as the armistice is declared?

5. After volunteering to present Lyell's principles to people in the United States, how does Henry Adams come to feel about Darwinsim?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry Adams define the role of the church and what it condemned in "A Dynamic Theory of History"?

2. How does Henry Adams describe the "anti-slavery doctrinaires"?

3. What parts of Henry Adams' trip to Italy left a strong impression?

4. How does Henry Adams describe Theodore Roosevelt in "The Height of Knowledge"?

5. How does C.F. Adams defeat Lord Russell?

6. In "Twilight", what makes Henry Adams feel that his generation seems to be ending?

7. What happened to Henry Adams' political biases at Harvard?

8. How does Henry Adams' family talk him out of joining the Army?

9. In "Chaos", what happens between Henry Adams in Harvard?

10. In "Diplomacy", what surprised Henry Adams about they way he was welcomed to England?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the friends Henry Adams made outside of politics. Choose three of those friends and consider the following: How did these friends impact Adams' view of the world? How did the affect the development of Adams as a character? How did the influence Adams' theories? Overall, who was most influential and why?

Essay Topic 2

Henry Adams spent much of his life as a writer. How did Henry Adams' articles help develop his theories of the world and life? Which articles contributed most to his personal development? How did writing help/hurt his education?

Essay Topic 3

How did Russia influence Henry Adams' development of his theory of the 20th century? Describe at least three specifics about Russia that guided Henry Adams' thoughts and explain the rationality of each.

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