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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Professor Samuel Rondelot's area of academic specialty?
(a) Law.
(b) Literature.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Music.

2. What quality does Frederic most value in terms of his literary taste?
(a) Passion.
(b) Precision.
(c) Concision.
(d) Balance.

3. How does Frederic prepare to become an artist at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) He reads books on aesthetics.
(b) He visits art museums.
(c) He buys paints, brushes, and an easel.
(d) He studies the great masters.

4. Who arrives at and brings a stop to the duel?
(a) Deslauriers.
(b) Jacques Arnoux.
(c) Rosanette.
(d) Marie Arnoux.

5. Where does Frederic begin to work after learning of his meager inheritance?
(a) L'Art Industriel in Paris.
(b) Maître Prouharam's office in Nogent.
(c) His own practice in Troyes.
(d) Deslauriers' father's practice in Chartres.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the novel that Frederic begins to write?

2. What lie does Dambreuse tell Martinon about Cécile in an effort to break up the young couple?

3. What does the marble plaque on Rue Montemartre say that catches Frederic's eye as he leaves his meeting with Dambreuse?

4. What is the new name of Hussonet's paper, L'Art?

5. What topic does Pellerin discuss with Frederic during Dambreuse's funeral?

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