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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 was one of the great virtues of Morse's project, Gallery of the Louvre?
(a) It shows a great number of masterworks all together.
(b) It shows a view of the Louvre many people will never see.
(c) It shows a rare portrait of James Fenimore Cooper.
(d) It shows a great number of American visitors to Paris.

2. Where did many Americans in the 1830s get their information on Paris and its culture?
(a) From previous travels.
(b) From the newspapers and literature.
(c) From the styles and art of Paris.
(d) From gossip.

3. Who was Oliver Wendell Holmes?
(a) A historian.
(b) An artist.
(c) A judge.
(d) A writer.

4. What did his teacher, Pierre-Charles--Alexandre Louis, encourage James Jackson, Jr. to pursue in his medical education?
(a) Surgery.
(b) Oncology.
(c) Gynecology.
(d) Pathological research.

5. Why did Samuel Morse wish to go to Paris in the 1830s?
(a) To study.
(b) To write.
(c) To meet a suitable woman to marry.
(d) To be free of responsibility.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the first children's hospital opened?

2. What was the first news article to appear about the daguerreotype in the United States?

3. Who was Benjamin Franklin?

4. What type of artist did George Healy long to be?

5. With whom did James Fenimore Cooper walk the entire circumference of the city on foot?

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