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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight: Bound to Succeed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What habit did Saint-Gaudens' teachers have that he carried on into his own work?
(a) Working in complete silence.
(b) Reciting poetry while working.
(c) Singing as they worked.
(d) Working without companionship.

2. What nationality was Augustus Saint-Gaudens' mother?
(a) American.
(b) Irish.
(c) English.
(d) French.

3. What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
(a) A book of short stories.
(b) A fictional novel about slavery.
(c) A nonfiction book about slavery.
(d) A book of poetry.

4. What profession did Ralph Waldo Emerson leave prior to going to Paris in 1833?
(a) Preacher.
(b) Artist.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Lawyer.

5. To where was Louis Napoleon Bonaparte exiled in the 1830s after a failed to overthrow King Louis-Phillipe?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Italy.
(d) United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Mark Twain?

2. What language did Louis Napoleon Bonaparte prefer to speak when he did not want people to understand what he was saying?

3. What took place in April 1834 that allowed many medical students to see gunshot wounds and wounds caused by bayonets first hand?

4. What was shocking to some Americans about the statues in the Garden of the Tuileries?

5. What did Americans find unusual about the length of a day in Paris?

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