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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five: American Sensations.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Samuel Morse's wife, Lucretia, die?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Heart attack.

3. How far was the trip from La Havre to Paris?
(a) 150 miles.
(b) 110 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

4. What was Charles Stratton's stage name?
(a) Tiny Tim.
(b) Andre the Giant.
(c) The Rock.
(d) Tom Thumb.

5. How did theater help Americans learn French?
(a) They would bring an English copy of the play to follow along.
(b) The words were spoken slower than in everyday conversation.
(c) The drama forced them to know French to understand the plot.
(d) Hearing the language constantly helped them figure out the words.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Charles Sumner find surprising about the Sorbonne?

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

3. What did his teacher, Pierre-Charles--Alexandre Louis, encourage James Jackson, Jr. to pursue in his medical education?

4. What were omnibuses?

5. Who was P.T.Barnum?

(see the answer key)

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