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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight: Bound to Succeed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What habit did Saint-Gaudens' teachers have that he carried on into his own work?
(a) Singing as they worked.
(b) Reciting poetry while working.
(c) Working without companionship.
(d) Working in complete silence.

2. What was the first news article to appear about the daguerreotype in the United States?
(a) An article written by a friend of Daguerre for the New York Observer.
(b) A daguerreotype sent to the New York Observer by Morse.
(c) An article written by Daguerre.
(d) Morse's account of a visit with Daguerre that his brothers had published.

3. What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
(a) A book of short stories.
(b) A book of poetry.
(c) A nonfiction book about slavery.
(d) A fictional novel about slavery.

4. Who attacked and beat Charles Sumner to such a degree that he would have pain for much of the rest of his life?
(a) A mugger on the street.
(b) Naval officer William Lynch.
(c) His wife.
(d) Congressman Brooks.

5. Where was the first children's hospital opened?
(a) Paris.
(b) Boston.
(c) London.
(d) Tokyo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Victor Hugo move to Belgium in 1851?

2. What invention did Samuel Morse create that changed communications throughout the world?

3. What was the draw of Galignani's for many visiting Americans in Paris?

4. With whom did James Fenimore Cooper walk the entire circumference of the city on foot?

5. What was the largest hospital in Paris in the 1830s?

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