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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides creating portraits, what other means of making money did Samuel Morse pursue before moving to Paris?
(a) Preaching.
(b) Inventing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Teaching.

2. What did Louis Napoleon Bonaparte say was his power?
(a) His looks.
(b) His charm.
(c) His name.
(d) His family history.

3. Who was Mark Twain?
(a) American writer.
(b) American actor.
(c) French actor.
(d) French writer.

4. What buildings were set on fire by unknown arsonists in Paris in the spring of 1871?
(a) The Louvre and the courthouse.
(b) Hotel de Ville and the Palais de Justice.
(c) Hotel de Ville and the Louvre.
(d) Palais de Justice and the courthouse.

5. At what university did Samuel Morse teach art after leaving Paris?
(a) Harvard.
(b) New York University.
(c) Yale.
(d) Columbia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Charles Moulton amuse the invaders at his home in May of 1871?

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

3. How did James Jackson Jr. die?

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

5. What dance shocked Mark Twain upon his short visit to Paris?

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