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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two: Voila Paris!.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the author mention suffered terrible seasickness on his journey to Paris?
(a) Charles Sumner.
(b) John Fenimore Cooper.
(c) Oliver Wendell Holmes.
(d) George Healy.

2. What type of artist did George Healy long to be?
(a) A sculptor.
(b) A portrait painter.
(c) A cameo maker.
(d) A landscape painter.

3. What was Emma Willard's profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Schoolmistress and textbook writer.
(c) Doctor in training.
(d) Artist.

4. What profession did Ralph Waldo Emerson leave prior to going to Paris in 1833?
(a) Artist.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Preacher.

5. 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) Taxes in France were much higher.
(c) The economy in France was less stable than America.
(d) Incomes in France were much lower.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Charles Sumner climb the four hundred steps to the top of Notre Dame?

2. What were omnibuses?

3. Where did many Americans in the 1830s get their information on Paris and its culture?

4. What fashion among male Parisians did John Sanderson criticize during his time in Paris?

5. What was the largest building in America in the 1830s?

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