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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five: American Sensations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did theater help Americans learn French?
(a) They would bring an English copy of the play to follow along.
(b) Hearing the language constantly helped them figure out the words.
(c) The words were spoken slower than in everyday conversation.
(d) The drama forced them to know French to understand the plot.

2. What was the largest building in America in the 1830s?
(a) The Sears Tower.
(b) The Capitol in Washington.
(c) The White House.
(d) The Empire State Building.

3. What did many Americans quickly discover about the economy in France as compared to America?
(a) Incomes in France were much lower.
(b) The cost of living in France was much lower than America.
(c) The economy in France was less stable than America.
(d) Taxes in France were much higher.

4. Why did Oliver Wendell Holmes choose to travel to Paris in the 1830s?
(a) To vacation.
(b) To learn from Parisian artists.
(c) To join friends.
(d) To further his education.

5. What is the Sorbonne?
(a) A highly respected Paris university.
(b) A church.
(c) A Paris hospital.
(d) An art museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first news article to appear about the daguerreotype in the United States?

2. For what reason did George Healy return to America after eight years in 1842?

3. Why did Samuel Morse wish to go to Paris in the 1830s?

4. What country denied a patent to Morse for his new invention in 1837?

5. What is a brig as described in Chapter 1?

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