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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 46 - 86.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the novel A Rebours?
(a) Joris-Karl Huysmans.
(b) Emma Fischoff.
(c) Henry James.
(d) Alexandre Laboulbene.

2. Who painted the 1898 portrait of Jean Lorrain that is featured in the book?
(a) Edgar Degas.
(b) Hubert Juin.
(c) Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly.
(d) Antonio de la Gandara.

3. Who wrote the play Love is the Best Medicine?
(a) Georges-Charles de Heeckeren.
(b) Moliere.
(c) Jean Lorrain.
(d) Alexandre Laboulbene.

4. Around what year did Nadar take the first photographs of a hermaphrodite?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1840.
(d) 1870.

5. How much older was Dr. Adrien Proust than Dr. Pozzi?
(a) 12 years older.
(b) 3 yeas older.
(c) 15 years older.
(d) 6 years older.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Samuel Pozzi's grandfather?

2. When was Antoine de Riverol born?

3. When did Samuel Pozzi restore the family name to "Pozzi" from "Pozzy"?

4. When was Dr. Adrien Proust brushed by a stray bullet while walking to work?

5. Who wrote Des Diaboliques?

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