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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the request of Theodore Roosevelt, Saint-Gaudens created what?
(a) Designs for United States gold coinage.
(b) Designs for the CIA's logo.
(c) Designs for United States paper money.
(d) Designs for the Presidential seal.

2. Which two famous artists in Paris were impacted by the fire in Chicago in 1871?
(a) George Healy and Mary Cassatt.
(b) Mary Cassatt and Samuel Morse.
(c) George Catlin and Henri Pill.
(d) George Healy and Samuel Morse.

3. Why did Washburne move to Paris in 1870?
(a) He was exiled from America.
(b) He was the new American minister.
(c) To teach.
(d) For education.

4. What huge political event was taking place when Augustus Saint-Gaudens was a cameo cutter apprentice?
(a) The American Revolution.
(b) The American Civil War.
(c) The French Revolution.
(d) The Spanish-American War.

5. Who descended on the Moulton Estate on May 9, 1871?
(a) Communists.
(b) Communards.
(c) German military.
(d) Police.

6. In 1919, Gussie Saint-Gaudens had what turned into the Saint-Gaudens Memorial?
(a) Saint-Gaudens' house in Connecticut.
(b) Saint-Gaudens' flat and studio in Paris.
(c) Saint-Gaudens' apartment in New York City.
(d) Saint-Gaudens' home and studio in Cornish, New Hampshire.

7. What fellow artist did Augustus Saint-Gaudens often exchange work with?
(a) Carroll Beckwith.
(b) George Healy.
(c) Mary Cassatt.
(d) John Singer Sargent.

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

9. Where did Mary Cassatt make her debut as an Impressionist?
(a) Exposition Universelle.
(b) World's Fair.
(c) Fourth Impressionist Exhibition.
(d) First Impressionist Exhibition.

10. Did the political catastrophes of 1870-71 stop the influx of Americans to Paris?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Only for a few months.
(d) Only for a year.

11. What was the profession of Augustus Saint-Gaudens' father?
(a) Shoe store owner.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Architect.

12. For whose release did Washburne fight for in April of 1871?
(a) Raoul Rigault.
(b) Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
(c) George Healy.
(d) Monseigneur Georges Darboy.

13. What happened to the government of France on April 4, 1871?
(a) The Commune appointed a dictator.
(b) The Commune elected a new president.
(c) The Commune was impeached.
(d) The Commune was all murdered.

14. What happened when Lillie Moulton attempted to get a passport in March of 1871?
(a) Nothing.
(b) She was disrespected.
(c) She was arrested.
(d) She was denied.

15. Who was Richard Morris Hunt?
(a) An American architect.
(b) A French architect.
(c) A French writer.
(d) An American politician.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Saint-Gaudens apply to create the Farragut memorial?

2. What was Vernon Lee's profession?

3. What nationality was Augustus Saint-Gaudens' mother?

4. Who was Mark Twain?

5. Who posed for the legs for the memorial statue of Farragut?

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