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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 was P.T.Barnum?
(a) A French showman.
(b) A French artist.
(c) A New York doctor.
(d) A New York showman.

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

3. Who was one of many artists who had come to Paris before the exodus of the 1830s?
(a) Grandma Moses.
(b) Picasso.
(c) John Trumbull.
(d) Degas.

4. Why was Charles Stratton unique?
(a) He was exceedingly small.
(b) He was a talented violinist.
(c) He was a talented actor.
(d) He was exceedingly tall.

5. What did Charles Sumner find surprising about the Sorbonne?
(a) It allowed blacks to study alongside whites.
(b) It allowed women to study with men.
(c) It allowed blacks to study in segregrated classrooms.
(d) It allowed women to study in segregrated classrooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the American minister to Paris in 1787?

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

3. What was Charles Stratton's stage name?

4. What took place in April 1834 that allowed many medical students to see gunshot wounds and wounds caused by bayonets first hand?

5. How far was the trip from La Havre to Paris?

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