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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: The Farragut.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of artist did George Healy long to be?
(a) A portrait painter.
(b) A landscape painter.
(c) A sculptor.
(d) A cameo maker.

2. To whom does the author of this book compare James Fenimore Cooper's popularity in Paris?
(a) Abigail Adams.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) John Adams.

3. Where was Morse working a great deal of the time during his stay in Paris?
(a) The Palace Royale.
(b) The Louvre.
(c) École des Beaux-Arts.
(d) The Sorbonne.

4. What was considered the most important aspect of a cameo's success?
(a) Color.
(b) Size.
(c) Texture.
(d) Design.

5. What two specialties did the Ecole de Medecine offer its students?
(a) Surgery and gynecology.
(b) General medicine and geriatric medicine.
(c) Surgery and general medicine.
(d) Surgery and pediatrics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Elizabeth Blackwell go to Paris?

2. What social pastime did Augustus Saint-Gaudens greatly enjoy?

3. What did his teacher, Pierre-Charles--Alexandre Louis, encourage James Jackson, Jr. to pursue in his medical education?

4. Where did Washburne make his first stand as a lawyer?

5. What experience did Washburne have before being sent to Paris?

(see the answer key)

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