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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Alice know if she has met a genius?
(a) Her nose itches
(b) Her toes tingle
(c) She hears a bell ring
(d) Her heart stops for a beat

2. Of what comic was Picasso fond?
(a) Marmaduke
(b) Katzenjammer Kids
(c) Andy Capp
(d) Alley Oop

3. What was the name of the sculptor working on a figure of Gertrude Stein's nephew?
(a) Vollard
(b) Roche
(c) Kathleen Bruce
(d) Michelangelo Buonartti

4. What was the career choice of Matisse before he discovered painting?
(a) doctor
(b) pharmacist
(c) attorney
(d) architect

5. What military position did Alice's great-great-uncle hold?
(a) General
(b) Colonel
(c) Captain
(d) Sergeant

6. What was the name of one of the top two large spring salons?
(a) Champ-de-Mars
(b) Musee de Montmartre
(c) Place de la Concord
(d) Tuilleries

7. What was the name of the picture dealer in Paris that handled Cézanne's work?
(a) Loeser
(b) Laffitte
(c) Vollard
(d) Duret

8. Which was not a passion for Fernande?
(a) furs
(b) music
(c) perfume
(d) hats

9. Where did Alice choose as a travel destination?
(a) Paris
(b) Hawaii
(c) China
(d) Argentina

10. What was the former occupation of gallery owner, Sagot?
(a) painter
(b) yachtsman
(c) doctor
(d) circus clown

11. What was the name of the heroine of the moment?
(a) Evelyn
(b) Claudette
(c) Monique
(d) Marie

12. One of the paintings by Matisse that Stein loved was titled, "La Femme au Chapeau." What is the English translation of "chapeau?"
(a) flower
(b) child
(c) hat
(d) nude

13. What was Picasso's first name?
(a) Claude
(b) Pieter
(c) Fernando
(d) Pablo

14. How old was Picasso when he painted the portrait of Gertrude Stein?
(a) 35
(b) 26
(c) 24
(d) 19

15. What was the price of Alice's lessons?
(a) $1.00 per day
(b) $.75 per lesson
(c) $.50 per hour
(d) free

Short Answer Questions

1. What event caused Alice to lapse with her music?

2. Duret commented to an artist that there are two kinds of art. There is art, and then there is ___________________.

3. According to Matisse, Gertrude's world was a ________________.

4. At what age did Alice develop a love of literature?

5. What was the name of Alice's favorite book?

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