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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 Raoul Rigault?
(a) The new President of Paris.
(b) Chief of Police in Paris.
(c) The new King of Paris.
(d) Head of the Paris Commune.

2. Where did Parisians receive news of the battles taking place throughout the countryside during the days leading up to the siege of Paris?
(a) Incoming casualties.
(b) Word of mouth.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Telegraph.

3. What was the first news article to appear about the daguerreotype in the United States?
(a) An article written by Daguerre.
(b) A daguerreotype sent to the New York Observer by Morse.
(c) Morse's account of a visit with Daguerre that his brothers had published.
(d) An article written by a friend of Daguerre for the New York Observer.

4. Why did Washburne move to Paris in 1870?
(a) He was exiled from America.
(b) For education.
(c) He was the new American minister.
(d) To teach.

5. What habit did Saint-Gaudens' teachers have that he carried on into his own work?
(a) Singing as they worked.
(b) Working in complete silence.
(c) Reciting poetry while working.
(d) Working without companionship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did James Fenimore Cooper mean when he said France was a country of dirt and gilding?

2. Who was William Wells Brown?

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

4. What took place in April 1834 that allowed many medical students to see gunshot wounds and wounds caused by bayonets first hand?

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

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