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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older was Dr. Adrien Proust than Dr. Pozzi?

2. When was Jean Pozzi born?

3. How old was Montesquiou when he traveled to London in 1885?

4. When did Reinwald publish Samuel Pozzi and Rene Benoit's translation of Darwin's The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals?

5. When was Antoine de Riverol born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is an aesthete?

2. How does the author compare the sexual perspectives of those from England and those from France in the late nineteenth century?

3. What is known about Montesquiou's sexual exploits, according to the author?

4. What does Des Esseintes tortoise symbolize?

5. What does a dandy refer to?

6. Who was John Singer Sargent?

7. Why was Oscar Wilde put on trial? What was the outcome?

8. What does Listerism refer to?

9. Who was Sarah Bernhardt and what role does she play in the narrative?

10. Who was Marcel Proust?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the life of Count Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac. When and where was he born? How is his family described? What was he best known for during his lifetime?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the life of Prince Edmond de Polignac. When and where was he born? What was his family like? Where did he grow up? What was his status in France during the Belle Époque?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the French perceptions of the British during the period of the Belle Époque. How did the French perceive British art and literature? How did they view the English morality? What did they esteem about the British?

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