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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. Who publishes Henry Adams' finished piece on the Gould scandal?

2. What is Henry Adams' education like in Berlin?

3. After Henry Adams meets President Grant, what does he compare the president to?

4. What does Henry Adams do to learn German in "Berlin"?

5. After returning from Europe, how does Henry Adams see the people of Washington, DC?

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 C.F. Adams defeat Lord Russell?

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

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

5. According to Henry Adams, what type of American should not even think of English society?

6. Why is Henry Adams unimpressed with what is scientifically published in 1903?

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

8. What does Henry Adams say about governments and education at the end of "The Height of Knowledge"?

9. What happens at Cambridge House in "Foes and Friends"?

10. In "Chaos", what events happen while Henry Adams is in Europe that cause him to be disillusioned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Overall, what drove Henry Adams' education? Where did he receive the most education? How did he apply his education? What did Henry Adams see for the future of education? Explain how education existed throughout the entire novel.

Essay Topic 3

Progress and complexity were always at the core of Henry Adams' theories. Describe Henry Adams' beliefs and feelings about progress and complexity. How did they drive the times he lived in? How did they play into his theories?

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