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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. What is Morse Code?
(a) A code the Americans used during the Revolutionary War.
(b) Electrical signals that translate into dots and dashes.
(c) A means of communication for deaf people.
(d) A language that allows artists to hide messages in paintings.

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

3. What fashion among male Parisians did John Sanderson criticize during his time in Paris?
(a) High pompadour haircuts.
(b) Blousy slacks.
(c) Beards and mustaches.
(d) Oversized shirts.

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

5. What was the largest building in America in the 1830s?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) The White House.
(c) The Sears Tower.
(d) The Capitol in Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did James Fenimore Cooper not leave Paris at the beginning of the cholera outbreak?

2. Who was the queen of Boston society when George Healy was still a budding artist?

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

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

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

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