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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten: Madness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Samuel Morse wish to go to Paris in the 1830s?
(a) To meet a suitable woman to marry.
(b) To study.
(c) To be free of responsibility.
(d) To write.

2. On what committee did Washburne serve as chairman?
(a) Committee on Foreign Affairs.
(b) Committee on Appropriations.
(c) Committee on Commerce.
(d) Committee on Finance.

3. How far was the trip from La Havre to Paris?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 150 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 110 miles.

4. What did Washburne think of pronouncements from the government at Versailles?
(a) It was ridiculous.
(b) It was very smart.
(c) It was the law.
(d) It was rubbish.

5. What was the draw of Galignani's for many visiting Americans in Paris?
(a) It was a cheap department store.
(b) It was an English bookstore, a gathering place.
(c) It was a delightful restaurant.
(d) It was a art store friendly to visiting Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who seized more than a hundred cannon and fortified themselves on the heights of Montmartre?

2. Who was one of many artists who had come to Paris before the exodus of the 1830s?

3. What habit did Saint-Gaudens' teachers have that he carried on into his own work?

4. What invention did Samuel Morse create that changed communications throughout the world?

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

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