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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 was the American minister to Paris in 1787?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Henry Clay.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

3. What did Washburne think of pronouncements from the government at Versailles?
(a) It was very smart.
(b) It was rubbish.
(c) It was the law.
(d) It was ridiculous.

4. What does abdicate mean?
(a) To relinquish power formally.
(b) To agree to political demands.
(c) To be fired.
(d) To retire.

5. What did Americans find unusual about the length of a day in Paris?
(a) The sun shone later in the day during the summer.
(b) The days were much longer in the winter.
(c) The days were much shorter in the summer.
(d) The sun shone earlier in the day during summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What buildings were set on fire by unknown arsonists in Paris in the spring of 1871?

2. How did James Jackson Jr. die?

3. Where was Morse working a great deal of the time during his stay in Paris?

4. Where did Parisians receive news of the battles taking place throughout the countryside during the days leading up to the siege of Paris?

5. What invention did Samuel Morse create that changed communications throughout the world?

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