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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 87 - 133.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Samuel Pozzi's grandfather?
(a) Georges.
(b) Edouard.
(c) Dominique.
(d) Henry.

2. When did Leconte de Lisle die?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1890.

3. Who wrote The Picture, in which he defined "dandyism"?
(a) Edgar Degas.
(b) Edmond de Goncourt.
(c) Hubert Juin.
(d) Oscar Wilde.

4. During what years did Montesquiou share his life with Gabriel Yturri?
(a) 1865-1885.
(b) 1885-1905.
(c) 1875-1895.
(d) 1880-1890.

5. Who is referred to in the book as "the poet-dandy's poet-dandy" (54)?
(a) Hubert Juin.
(b) Baudelaire.
(c) Georges Vanor.
(d) Edmond de Goncourt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author claim art always has on its side?

2. How old was Dr. Pozzi when he traveled to London with the prince and the count in 1885?

3. Where was Pozzi's wife Therese's family from?

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

5. Who was the mother of Caliban in The Tempest?

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