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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: The Farragut.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Washburne win election into the Congress?
(a) 1848.
(b) 1846.
(c) 1852.
(d) 1854.

2. Where did Parisians receive news of the battles taking place throughout the countryside during the days leading up to the siege of Paris?
(a) Telegraph.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Word of mouth.
(d) Incoming casualties.

3. What did Americans find unexpectedly good on their journey to Paris after leaving the ships?
(a) The vehicles.
(b) The accomadations.
(c) The roads.
(d) The food.

4. By what title was Louis Napoleon Bonaparte often referred?
(a) King-President.
(b) Prince-President.
(c) Little Prince.
(d) Prince-King.

5. What was the overwhelming feeling of most Americans who were stuck in Paris during the siege?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Relief.
(c) Disappointment.
(d) Indifference.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what university did Samuel Morse teach art after leaving Paris?

2. What fashion among male Parisians did John Sanderson criticize during his time in Paris?

3. Who was the first American to be admitted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts?

4. What is the Louvre?

5. What religion did Gussie Saint-Gaudens' parents assume her new husband was based on the nationality of his parents?

(see the answer key)

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