The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas Test | Final Test - Easy

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The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What artist did Stein refer to as the Leonardo da Vinci of the movement?
(a) Renoir
(b) Ronnebeck
(c) Jacob
(d) Picabia

2. For what animal did Gertrude have a fondness?
(a) giraffes
(b) pigs
(c) goats
(d) weasels

3. What was the main problem with publishing "The Making of Americans?"
(a) required editing
(b) timeliness
(c) subject matter
(d) length

4. Where was Stein's first European residence?
(a) Florence
(b) Prague
(c) Vienna
(d) Paris

5. What is the English translation of "Nullement en danger ne t'inquiete pas?"
(a) There is a danger of running out of tuna fish
(b) She suffers in quiet danger
(c) It is the quiet ones that are dangerous
(d) That there is no danger, don't worry

6. Which is not one of Gertrude's favorite saints?
(a) St. Theresa
(b) St. Ignatius Loyola
(c) St. Christopher
(d) St. Francis

7. What was the name of the college Gertrude first attended?
(a) Oxford
(b) Radcliffe
(c) Vassar
(d) UCLA

8. How did Alfy describe Paris after the battle of the Marne?
(a) like a colicky child
(b) like pale absinthe
(c) like a blink in time
(d) like an angry tornado

9. What year did Gertrude's brother move away from Paris?
(a) 1914
(b) 1906
(c) 1912
(d) 1909

10. Fernande refers to Picasso as...
(a) a precocious child
(b) an intellectual wit
(c) an undiscovered genius
(d) a dirty old man

11. What kept Stein from practicing medicine?
(a) she decided to pursue psychology
(b) her father died
(c) she never received her degree
(d) the war began

12. Who is John Lane?
(a) writer
(b) professor
(c) publisher
(d) friend

13. What was the occupation of the couple's military godson?
(a) pilot
(b) teacher
(c) mechanic
(d) butcher

14. What item was not taken by Stein when visiting a military area?
(a) French matriculation papers
(b) driver's license
(c) bank deposit slip
(d) passport

15. In what city did the couple have difficulties getting their passports approved?
(a) Berlin
(b) Moscow
(c) Budapest
(d) Madrid

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Stein, only Americans and Spaniards can understand what concept?

2. Who was the first person to quote Gertrude Stein's work to her?

3. In what year did Alice go to Paris?

4. Where did Matisse buy a house?

5. How did Stein and Toklas have to confirm their identity when picking up the money?

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