The Education of Henry Adams Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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The Education of Henry Adams Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Where do Henry Adams and his sister travel as soon as the armistice is declared?

2. How does Henry Adams feel about natural selection?

3. In "Darwinism", how does Henry Adams describe the impact of seven years in England on his education?

4. Who does Henry Adams turn to in his investigation in the Gould scandal?

5. What happens during the Adams' trip to Italy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What makes Henry Adams feel that no art authority knows more than he does?

4. Why does Henry Adams feel he can no longer work in diplomacy?

5. What makes the building of ironclad rams in England controversial?

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

7. In "Silence", why does Henry Adams say he should remain silent?

8. In "Twenty Years After", what does Henry Adams observe about the new generation?

9. What is the goal of a Conservative Christian Anarchist?

10. When Henry Adams visits the Coutinces in France to see the Virgin, what does he discover?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Henry Adams' experiences with Darwinism. How does the theory keep appearing throughout his life? What ideas from Darwinism help Henry Adams develop his own theories, and what ideas does he ignore?

Essay Topic 2

Henry Adams often reflected on the influence of religion. How did religion influenced Henry Adams throughout his life? How did religion help form his ideas of life and how did religion impact the development of his theories? How does Henry Adams describe religion throughout the various centuries? How did these descriptions influence Adams' ideas?

Essay Topic 3

How did Henry Adams' time in England as his father's secretary shape him? How does this time count as education? What did Henry Adams learn? How did his time in England impact the rest of his future?

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