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

2. When was Dr. Adrien Proust brushed by a stray bullet while walking to work?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1871.
(d) 1899.

3. When was Jules Laforgue born?
(a) 1860.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1850.

4. When did Edmond de Goncourt die?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1902.

5. How old was Winnaretta Singer when she married Edmond de Polignac?
(a) 32.
(b) 25.
(c) 22.
(d) 28.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did John Singer Sargent paint Carolus-Duran?

2. What was the name of the famous racehorse that Emma Fischoff's husband Eugene owned?

3. When was Antoine de Riverol born?

4. Where is Dr. Pozzi's left hand in the painting by Sargent?

5. How was Samuel Pozzi injured in the Franco-Prussian War?

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