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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fellow artist did Augustus Saint-Gaudens often exchange work with?
(a) Mary Cassatt.
(b) John Singer Sargent.
(c) Carroll Beckwith.
(d) George Healy.

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

3. In 1919, Gussie Saint-Gaudens had what turned into the Saint-Gaudens Memorial?
(a) Saint-Gaudens' flat and studio in Paris.
(b) Saint-Gaudens' apartment in New York City.
(c) Saint-Gaudens' house in Connecticut.
(d) Saint-Gaudens' home and studio in Cornish, New Hampshire.

4. What group of artists did Mary Cassatt embrace in 1875?
(a) Portraitures.
(b) Landscapes.
(c) Impressionists.
(d) Abstract.

5. Of what battle was Admiral David Galsgow Farragut best remembered?
(a) Battle of Yorktown.
(b) Battle of the Gulf of Mexico.
(c) Battle of Mobile Bay.
(d) Battle of the Atlantic.

6. When did Washburne win election into the Congress?
(a) 1846.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1854.

7. How high above New York Harbor does the torch on Lady Liberty stand?
(a) 200 feet.
(b) 300 feet.
(c) 350 feet.
(d) 240 feet.

8. What painting did John Singer Sargent create of his art teacher?
(a) Farragut.
(b) Carolus-Duran.
(c) Diana.
(d) Madame X.

9. What famous work did John Singer Sargent create during the early part of the 20th century?
(a) A mural at Madison Square Gardens.
(b) A portrait of John Quincy Adams.
(c) The murals at the Boston Public Library.
(d) The portrait of Madame X.

10. What was the profession of Augustus Saint-Gaudens' father?
(a) Architect.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Shoe store owner.

11. What nationality was Augustus Saint-Gaudens' mother?
(a) French.
(b) Irish.
(c) English.
(d) American.

12. Who was Mark Twain?
(a) French actor.
(b) American actor.
(c) French writer.
(d) American writer.

13. 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) Telegraph.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Word of mouth.

14. What profession did Augustus Saint-Gaudens' uncle have?
(a) Theater set designer.
(b) Actor.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Demolitions expert.

15. Who was John Singer Sargent?
(a) Composer.
(b) Artist.
(c) Actor.
(d) Writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovered artist James Earle Fraser?

2. Where did Washburne get his legal degree?

3. Who did Washburne help leave Paris at the beginning of the trouble with Germany?

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

5. For whose release did Washburne fight for in April of 1871?

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