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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse did Dr. Pozzi have for his European excursion with Emma Fischoff in 1903?
(a) A gynecological conference in Athens.
(b) A medical convention in Oslo.
(c) A gynecological conference in Bern.
(d) A business meeting in Paris.

2. On what date did a fire break out at the Bazar de la Charite, an annual event organized by the Catholic aristocracy of France, according to the narrative?
(a) May 4, 1897.
(b) May 1, 1901.
(c) June 12, 1889.
(d) July 13, 1919.

3. When did John Singer Sargent paint Carolus-Duran?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1879.

4. What is defined in the book as "a collection of holes tied together with string" (101)?
(a) History.
(b) Biography.
(c) Mass media.
(d) Print journalism.

5. When was Lorrain's Monsieur de Phobas published?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1895.

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

7. When was the new chloroform room inaugurated at Broca for anaesthesizing patients before surgery?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1859.

8. Who was the model for the fresco Health Restored to the Sick at the Broca?
(a) Maria Devoraux.
(b) Anna de Falco.
(c) Sarah Bernhardt.
(d) Walter de la Mare.

9. Where is the Le Cercle de la rue Royale now located?
(a) Cabinet des Médailles.
(b) Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris.
(c) Art Ludique.
(d) The Musee d'Orsay.

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

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

12. What was Emma Fischoff's birth name?
(a) Emma Laboulbene.
(b) Emma Sedelmeyer.
(c) Emma Bernhardt.
(d) Emma Pozzi.

13. How is Edmond de Polignac posed in Le Cercle de la rue Royale?
(a) Lounging in an armchair.
(b) Standing at a table.
(c) Writing in a book at a desk.
(d) Holding a Bible.

14. Who did Dr. Pozzi quote in a speech when he said, "However empty the heavens above us might have now become, we should always be able to recognize amongst them the divine figure of Pity" (141)?
(a) Plato.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Walter de la Mare.
(d) Baudelair.

15. What musical instrument was Leon Delafosse known for playing?
(a) Harp.
(b) Flute.
(c) Piano.
(d) Violin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1882, Oscar Wilde gave John Singer Sargent a book of poetry by whom?

3. What did Catherine Pozzi name her pet chihuahua?

4. When was Le Cercle de la rue Royale painted?

5. When did Oscar Wilde arrive in America for a yearlong, coast-to-coast tour?

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