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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What episode seems to have created some discord in Saint-Gaudens marriage in 1889?
(a) The birth of a son to Davida Clark, Saint-Gaudens' mistress.
(b) The death of their son, Homer.
(c) A very public affair on Saint-Gaudens' part.
(d) An affair with Adams on Gussie's part.

2. What happened when Lillie Moulton attempted to get a passport in March of 1871?
(a) She was disrespected.
(b) She was arrested.
(c) Nothing.
(d) She was denied.

3. Who was Louis Saint-Gaudens?
(a) Gussie's father-in-law.
(b) Augustus' brother.
(c) Gussie's brother.
(d) Augustus' cousin.

4. Who posed for the legs for the memorial statue of Farragut?
(a) Stanford White.
(b) Gussie Saint-Gaudens.
(c) Richard Watson Gilder.
(d) John Singer Sargent.

5. With whom did Mary Cassatt study art?
(a) Thomas Couture.
(b) Pierre-Charles-Alexandre Louis.
(c) John Singer Sargent.
(d) George Healy.

6. For what reasons did Gussie often avoid social situations early in her marriage?
(a) She was claustrophobic.
(b) She did not like the French.
(c) She was hard of hearing and knew little French.
(d) She did not like Augustus' friends.

7. Where did Mary Cassatt make her debut as an Impressionist?
(a) First Impressionist Exhibition.
(b) Fourth Impressionist Exhibition.
(c) Exposition Universelle.
(d) World's Fair.

8. What did Washburne think of pronouncements from the government at Versailles?
(a) It was rubbish.
(b) It was ridiculous.
(c) It was very smart.
(d) It was the law.

9. What experience did Washburne have before being sent to Paris?
(a) Congress committees dealing with French affairs.
(b) Ministry in Italy.
(c) None.
(d) Congress committees dealing with foreign affairs.

10. Who discovered artist James Earle Fraser?
(a) George Healy.
(b) Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
(c) John Singer Sargent.
(d) Samuel Morse.

11. What was Innocents Abroad?
(a) Mark Twain's best selling book during his lifetime.
(b) Mark Twain's favorite poem.
(c) Mark Twain's most famous short story.
(d) Mark Twain's favorite theater show.

12. Whose work filled more than half of the American exhibit space in the Palais des Machines at the Exposition Universelle?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Thomas Edison.
(c) Samuel Morse.
(d) Alexander Graham Bell.

13. What was the quickest killer of those locked in Paris during the siege?
(a) Battle wounds.
(b) Disease.
(c) Gun fire.
(d) Suicide.

14. What huge political event was taking place when Augustus Saint-Gaudens was a cameo cutter apprentice?
(a) The French Revolution.
(b) The American Revolution.
(c) The Spanish-American War.
(d) The American Civil War.

15. Who designed Lady Liberty?
(a) Auguste Bartholdi.
(b) George Healy.
(c) Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
(d) Gustave Eiffel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What buildings were set on fire by unknown arsonists in Paris in the spring of 1871?

2. Why did Washburne move to Paris in 1870?

3. How did John Singer Sargent pay his expenses early in his career?

4. What famous work did John Singer Sargent create during the early part of the 20th century?

5. Who taught Elihu Latin?

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