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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Liberty and Co. located when it opened in London?

2. To whom was the letter from John Singer Sargent that Dr. Pozzi and his companions brought to London in 1885?

3. Who wrote the novel A Rebours?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused the initial problems between Dr. Pozzi and his wife?

2. How does the author compare the sexual perspectives of those from England and those from France in the late nineteenth century?

3. Give a brief bio of Dr. Pozzi. When was he born? When did he die? What was his profession?

4. Who was John Singer Sargent?

5. What does Listerism refer to?

6. Who was Gabriel Yturri?

7. Who was Marcel Proust?

8. What painting inspired the author to write this book? Why?

9. Who was James Abbott McNeill Whistler?

10. Who was Guy de Maupassant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the figure of Oscar Wilde. Why does the author focus on Wilde in sections of the book? What narratives of Wilde's work or life are highlighted? How does Wilde reflect upon the times?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss "dandyism." What was a dandy? How was a dandy different from an aesthete? How were they similar? Who were the most notable dandies at the time?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the medical advances that took place during the Belle Époque. What countries led the world in medical advances? What advances were made? How was Dr. Pozzi a part of those advancements?

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