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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Durer's nationality?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Italian.
(d) German.

2. What country does the author say was like a box of sweets?
(a) Poland.
(b) Russia.
(c) Britain.
(d) Japan.

3. Which of the following painters did Charles correspond with?
(a) Hopper.
(b) Whistler.
(c) Van Gogh.
(d) Manet.

4. What does the staircase in the medical insurance office curl up like?
(a) A sleeping python.
(b) A coil of smoke.
(c) A trail of saliva.
(d) A winner's ribbon.

5. In which art gallery does Monet's Les bains de la Grenouillere now hang?
(a) Guggenheim.
(b) The Berlin National Gallery.
(c) The Louvre.
(d) The London National Gallery.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which Russian city were Jews allowed to live?

2. What can Edmund envision Charles wearing as he sits in his yellow armchair?

3. Why did people say the Japanese created small artwork?

4. Who does the author think Charles may have bought the netsukes to please?

5. What does Edmund compare glass cases in museums to?

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