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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who founded Cooperstown in New York?
(a) James Fenimore Cooper's son.
(b) James Fenimore Cooper.
(c) James Fenimore Cooper's father.
(d) James Fenimore Cooper's grandfather.

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

3. What American was good friends with Louis Napoleon Bonaparte?
(a) Dr. Thomas Evans.
(b) James Fenimore Cooper.
(c) Samuel Morse.
(d) George Healy.

4. Who was P.T.Barnum?
(a) A French showman.
(b) A French artist.
(c) A New York doctor.
(d) A New York showman.

5. What did James Fenimore Cooper mean when he said France was a country of dirt and gilding?
(a) That it was a world rich in history.
(b) That it was filled with complex people.
(c) That it was both filthy and filled with beauty.
(d) That it was poor and wealthy.

6. What was thought to be a cause for the spread of diseases such as cholera?
(a) Under cooked food.
(b) A lack of proper hygiene and sanitation.
(c) Too many baths.
(d) Eating outdoors.

7. Who does the author mention suffered terrible seasickness on his journey to Paris?
(a) John Fenimore Cooper.
(b) Charles Sumner.
(c) George Healy.
(d) Oliver Wendell Holmes.

8. What was one of the great virtues of Morse's project, Gallery of the Louvre?
(a) It shows a view of the Louvre many people will never see.
(b) It shows a great number of American visitors to Paris.
(c) It shows a rare portrait of James Fenimore Cooper.
(d) It shows a great number of masterworks all together.

9. What did many Americans quickly discover about the economy in France as compared to America?
(a) Taxes in France were much higher.
(b) Incomes in France were much lower.
(c) The economy in France was less stable than America.
(d) The cost of living in France was much lower than America.

10. For shat portrait did George Healy win his first medal at the Paris Salon?
(a) One of Mrs. Otis.
(b) One of Queen Victoria.
(c) One of Mrs. Cass.
(d) One of the American minister to France, General Lewis Cass.

11. How far was the trip from La Havre to Paris?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 110 miles.
(c) 150 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

12. Why did Victor Hugo move to Belgium in 1851?
(a) To have the freedom to speak his mind about the new French government.
(b) To aid his health.
(c) To escape prosecution.
(d) To join his family.

13. What did Americans find unexpectedly good on their journey to Paris after leaving the ships?
(a) The accomadations.
(b) The roads.
(c) The vehicles.
(d) The food.

14. By what title was Louis Napoleon Bonaparte often referred?
(a) King-President.
(b) Little Prince.
(c) Prince-President.
(d) Prince-King.

15. What was shocking to some Americans about the statues in the Garden of the Tuileries?
(a) Many showed acts considered vulgar to Americans.
(b) Many displayed horrific battle scenes.
(c) Many were nudes.
(d) Many showed children in unusual situations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were omnibuses?

2. What was the first news article to appear about the daguerreotype in the United States?

3. What fashion among male Parisians did John Sanderson criticize during his time in Paris?

4. What did Ralph Waldo Emerson say was one of the chief draws of Paris to young men?

5. What requirement did the Ecole de Medecine have that American medical schools did not?

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