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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. Near the end of Chapter 5, "Berlin", what does Henry Adams suddenly starts to understand?

2. How does Henry Adams feel about natural selection?

3. In "President Grant", what former president do people compare Grant to?

4. What is revealed after Russell passes away?

5. At the end of "Chaos", what will Henry Adams position at North American Review be?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Henry Adams receive little education in "Treason"?

2. What are the four main influences Henry Adams describes in the first chapter, "Quincy"?

3. Why did Henry Adams take an interest in statistics?

4. What does Henry Adams say will come of his meeting with Charles and Mrs. Gaskill?

5. How does Henry Adams feel about running into Sumner in Washington, DC in "The Press"?

6. How did Henry Adams' work in finance in "Darwinism" build a future career?

7. What does Henry Adams say about impossibilities and his life in "A Law of Acceleration"?

8. According to Henry Adams, what are "The Dynamo and The Virgin"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What advancements did Henry Adams witness that helped him define acceleration? How did acceleration affect his world and what predictions did Adams make for the future?

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