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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Louis Saint-Gaudens?

2. What happened to the government of France on April 4, 1871?

3. What huge political event was taking place when Augustus Saint-Gaudens was a cameo cutter apprentice?

4. Who was among the artists that John Singer Sargent admired?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the terms of France's surrender to the Germans in 1871?

2. Why was the Eiffel Tower dubbed the Tower of Babel before it was even constructed?

3. For what reason did the French decide to commission the statue, Liberty Lighting the World, to make as a gift to America?

4. What famous American politician visited Paris in 1878 upon the resignation of Elihu Washburne?

5. What impact did the Farragut have on Saint-Gaudens career?

6. Why was Archbishop Darboy arrested and executed in 1871?

7. What was the Paris Commune? How was it connected to communism?

8. Who was Elihu Washburne? Why did he refuse to leave Paris in 1870 when troops began to descend on Paris?

9. What was Augustus Saint-Gaudens' relationship to Davida Clark?

10. Why did the Empress Eugenie feel the need to escape from the Tuileries? Who helped her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why was the Eiffel Tower created? What was its purpose? What was significant about it at the time of its creation? Why did the people of Paris decide not to tear the structure down after it had served its purpose? What is the significance of this structure in modern times? Why did mathematicians during the months in which the Eiffel Tower was being constructed suggest the tower would never stand for long? What was the reaction of some critics to the appearance of the tower? Why is the tower called Eiffel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following themes in an essay, using quotes from the book to support your conclusions:

1) Ambition

2) Art

3) Medicine

4) Relationships.

Essay Topic 3

What impact did many Americans who had visited and perhaps received education in Paris have on America upon their return? How did Charles Sumner impact politics before and during the Civil War? How did Healy impact the art world with his works of art commissioned by King Louis-Phillipe? How were Cooper's novels impacted by his time in Paris? How did Morse's time in Paris impact his invention of the telegraph? How did the telegraph impact the world?

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