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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 183 - 226.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what name did Madame Ernest Stern write poetry?
(a) Edward Vizetelly.
(b) Maria Star.
(c) Walter de la Mare.
(d) Marie Colombier.

2. When was Le Cercle de la rue Royale painted?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1855.
(d) 1868.

3. When was A Rebours first translated to English?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1922.

4. How old was Dr. Pozzi when Sargent painted him in the red coat?
(a) 35.
(b) 42.
(c) 39.
(d) 25.

5. How was Samuel Pozzi injured in the Franco-Prussian War?
(a) He broke his leg in a trench.
(b) He was shot.
(c) His ribs were broken when he fell off a cliff.
(d) A horse-drawn ambulance ran over his ankle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Joseph Lister shoed that if all of his sterilization procedures were followed, the death rate of amputations fell from 50% to what percentage?

2. Who fought in a duel with Catulle Mendes in 1901?

3. When did Paul Pozzi marry Miriam Ashcroft?

4. When the Edmond de Polignac Prize was introduced, it was to be awarded annually by the Royal Society of Literature in London and was worth how much?

5. When was Swann's Way published?

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