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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Leon Daudet fight his first duel?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1889.

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

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

4. When did Antoine de Riverol die?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1815.
(c) 1825.
(d) 1801.

5. How old was Polignac when he traveled to London in 1885?
(a) 55.
(b) 41.
(c) 51.
(d) 42.

6. How much older was Dr. Adrien Proust than Dr. Pozzi?
(a) 6 years older.
(b) 12 years older.
(c) 3 yeas older.
(d) 15 years older.

7. Who painted the 1898 portrait of Jean Lorrain that is featured in the book?
(a) Hubert Juin.
(b) Edgar Degas.
(c) Antonio de la Gandara.
(d) Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly.

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

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

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

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

12. Where is Dr. Pozzi's right hand in the painting by Sargent?
(a) On his hip.
(b) Holding a glass.
(c) On his head.
(d) On his chest.

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

14. Where did Montesquiou and Polignac first meet?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Cannes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Antoine de Riverol born?

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

3. Who was put on trial for having translated Emile Zola's La Terre to English?

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

5. Who is referred to in the book as "the poet-dandy's poet-dandy" (54)?

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