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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Samuel Pozzi invited to the World's Fair in Chicago as part of the official French delegation?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1879.

2. When did Catherine Pozzi undergo an appendectomy?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1889.

3. Who wrote The Gentle Art of Making Enemies?
(a) Georges Vanor.
(b) Hubert Juin.
(c) Edmond de Goncourt.
(d) James McNeill Whistler.

4. Who was put on trial for having translated Emile Zola's La Terre to English?
(a) Edward Vizetelly.
(b) Joris-Karl Huysmans.
(c) Edmond de Polignac.
(d) Alexandre Laboulbene.

5. Who painted The Beguiling of Merlin?
(a) Henry James.
(b) Alexandre Laboulbene.
(c) Edward Burne-Jones.
(d) Emma Fischoff.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said "Art is killed by taste" (57)?

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

3. Who was the count among the three men who are described visiting London in 1885?

4. Who was the English governess that Jules Laforgue married the year before he died?

5. Who painted Arrangement in Black and Gold (1891-1892)?

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