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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten: Madness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attacked and beat Charles Sumner to such a degree that he would have pain for much of the rest of his life?
(a) Naval officer William Lynch.
(b) A mugger on the street.
(c) Congressman Brooks.
(d) His wife.

2. Why did Oliver Wendell Holmes choose to travel to Paris in the 1830s?
(a) To learn from Parisian artists.
(b) To join friends.
(c) To vacation.
(d) To further his education.

3. What did reviewers of James Fenimore Cooper's writing often compare his eye for description to?
(a) That of a blind man.
(b) That of a child.
(c) That of a perfectionist.
(d) That of a painter.

4. Who did Mrs. Willard have a visit with upon arriving in Paris?
(a) Samuel Morse.
(b) General Lafayette.
(c) King Louis-Phillipe.
(d) Victor Hugo.

5. What was the overwhelming feeling of most Americans who were stuck in Paris during the siege?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Relief.
(d) Disappointment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was considered the grandest and most exuberant expression of the Second Empire opulence?

3. What is a brig as described in Chapter 1?

4. What was Emma Willard's profession?

5. What did Americans find unusual about the length of a day in Paris?

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