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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 133 - 183.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the matchmaker for Samuel Pozzi and his wife Therese?
(a) Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly.
(b) Henri Cazalis.
(c) Hubert Juin.
(d) Edgar Degas.

2. At least how many duels took place in Paris between 1895 and 1905?
(a) 50.
(b) 250.
(c) 150.
(d) 300.

3. When did Robert Caze fight in a duel with Felicien Champsaur?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1886.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1892.

4. What Belgian poet said of Jean Lorrain, he "loved his age to the point of detestation" (68)?
(a) Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly.
(b) Paul Duval.
(c) Hubert Juin.
(d) Antonio de la Gandara.

5. How old was Catherine Pozzi when she married?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 29.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is defined in the book as "a collection of holes tied together with string" (101)?

2. Who fought in a duel with Catulle Mendes in 1901?

3. When did Dr. Pozzi publish Traite de gynecologie clinique et operatoire?

4. The author quotes Samuel Pozzi in the book, saying that one of his best quotations is in his treatise on gynecology. Pozzi stated, "Chauvanism is one of the forms of" what (49)?

5. Who painted the 1898 portrait of Jean Lorrain that is featured in the book?

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