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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: The Farragut.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Charles Sumner climb the four hundred steps to the top of Notre Dame?
(a) To prove he could.
(b) To see all of Paris below it.
(c) To get exercise.
(d) To see the cathedral.

2. What country denied a patent to Morse for his new invention in 1837?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) England.

3. Where did many Americans in the 1830s get their information on Paris and its culture?
(a) From the newspapers and literature.
(b) From previous travels.
(c) From the styles and art of Paris.
(d) From gossip.

4. What medium did Saint-Gaudens use to create the initial image of Farragut for the memorial?
(a) Clay.
(b) Copper.
(c) Plaster.
(d) Iron.

5. What were omnibuses?
(a) Giant, horse-drawn public conveyances.
(b) Large wheelchairs.
(c) Double rider bikes.
(d) Double-decker boats that traveled the Seine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was P.T.Barnum?

2. What American building did Pierre-Charles L'Enfant design?

3. Who did Washburne help leave Paris at the beginning of the trouble with Germany?

4. What two specialties did the Ecole de Medecine offer its students?

5. What experience did Washburne have before being sent to Paris?

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