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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under whom did Gille de la Tourette train at the Salpetriere Hospital?
(a) Jean Charcot.
(b) Marie Colombier.
(c) Paul Duval.
(d) Paul Hervieu.

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

3. Who painted Arrangement in Black and Gold (1891-1892)?
(a) James Tissot.
(b) Edgar Degas.
(c) Marie Colombier.
(d) James Whistler.

4. Who was Flaubert's favorite living painter in his lifetime?
(a) James Tissot.
(b) Gustave Moreau.
(c) Edgar Degas.
(d) Antonio de la Gandara.

5. When is the Self-portrait by Winnaretta Singer dated that is printed in the book?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1885.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who presided over the Bazar de la Charite when it burned, killing many?

2. When did Catherine Pozzi meet Paul Valery?

3. When did Dr. Pozzi publish Traite de gynecologie clinique et operatoire?

4. 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?

5. When did Gille de la Tourette die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the nature of Dr. Pozzi's relationship with Emma Fischoff?

2. What is A Picture of Dorian Gray about?

3. Who was Pierre Puvis de Chevannes?

4. What rumors abounded about Sarah Bernhardt's sexuality?

5. What did Pozzi's grandson Claude Bourdet say of him?

6. Why did Jean Lorrain attempt drawing Montesquiou into duels? How did Montesquiou respond?

7. Who was Georges Clairin?

8. Who was Charles Baudelaire?

9. Describe the works of Edgar Degas. What was his style?

10. Who was Gustave Moreau?

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