1. 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) His wife.
(c) Congressman Brooks.
(d) Naval officer William Lynch.

2. What language did Louis Napoleon Bonaparte prefer to speak when he did not want people to understand what he was saying?
(a) English.
(b) German.
(c) Russian.
(d) Italian.

3. What did many Americans quickly discover about the economy in France as compared to America?
(a) The cost of living in France was much lower than America.
(b) The economy in France was less stable than America.
(c) Taxes in France were much higher.
(d) Incomes in France were much lower.

4. What was Innocents Abroad?
(a) Mark Twain's favorite theater show.
(b) Mark Twain's best selling book during his lifetime.
(c) Mark Twain's favorite poem.
(d) Mark Twain's most famous short story.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem did American doctors, and/or their patients, have in regards to female patients that was not shared by their Paris equivalent in 1830?

2. Who is the only one of New England's immortals, famous writers and intellectuals, who never went to Paris?

3. For what reason did George Healy return to America after eight years in 1842?

4. Why was Charles Stratton unique?

5. What did Louis Napoleon Bonaparte say was his power?

(see the answer key)

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