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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the American minister to Paris do in the wake of King Louis-Phillipe's abdication?
(a) Recognized the new government.
(b) Waited for orders from the President.
(c) Ordered all Americans to leave the country.
(d) Nothing.

2. With whom did James Fenimore Cooper walk the entire circumference of the city on foot?
(a) Samuel Morse.
(b) Melancthon T. Woolsey.
(c) John Sanderson.
(d) David Farragut.

3. Who was Louis Napoleon?
(a) The new king of France.
(b) Cousin of King Louis-Phillipe.
(c) The new president of the Republic.
(d) The new American minister.

4. How did theater help Americans learn French?
(a) Hearing the language constantly helped them figure out the words.
(b) The words were spoken slower than in everyday conversation.
(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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did reviewers of James Fenimore Cooper's writing often compare his eye for description to?

4. How old was Augustus Saint-Gaudens when his father apprenticed him to a cameo cutter?

5. On what committee did Washburne serve as chairman?

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