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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Henry Adams say 19th century society measured their progress by?
2. When Henry Adams goes to Washington, DC in "Nunc Age", what does he note Hay needs?
3. Who does Henry Adams meet because of his work at the North American Review?
4. How does Henry Adams describe "The Woman" in America?
5. In "Twenty Years After", when Henry Adams is ill in London, how does he describe his "old" education?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Select four women that played a role in Henry Adams' life. How did he describe these women? How did he feel about them? What value did Henry Adams place on women? How did women impact Adams' theories of life and history?
Essay Topic 3
"The Education of Henry Adams" shows life among both American and English high society. Compare American and English high society and explain how each impacted the education of Henry Adams and the development of his ideas of the world.
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