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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the government of France on April 4, 1871?
(a) The Commune was impeached.
(b) The Commune appointed a dictator.
(c) The Commune elected a new president.
(d) The Commune was all murdered.

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

3. What was Vernon Lee's real name?
(a) Virginia Lee.
(b) Virginia Lester.
(c) Violet Paget.
(d) Violet Parker.

4. Why did Washburne move to Paris in 1870?
(a) To teach.
(b) For education.
(c) He was exiled from America.
(d) He was the new American minister.

5. Who commonly wore cameos during the time in which Saint-Gaudens was an apprentice in the art of cutting cameos?
(a) Actors.
(b) Women.
(c) Artists.
(d) Men.

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

7. What buildings were set on fire by unknown arsonists in Paris in the spring of 1871?
(a) Palais de Justice and the courthouse.
(b) Hotel de Ville and the Palais de Justice.
(c) The Louvre and the courthouse.
(d) Hotel de Ville and the Louvre.

8. What dance shocked Mark Twain upon his short visit to Paris?
(a) Can-Can.
(b) Tango.
(c) Ballet.
(d) Waltz.

9. How did Saint-Gaudens meet White?
(a) While studying in Boston.
(b) While working on Trinity Church in Boston.
(c) At the Louvre in Paris.
(d) At the German Savings Bank.

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

11. Who descended on the Moulton Estate on May 9, 1871?
(a) Police.
(b) Communists.
(c) Communards.
(d) German military.

12. Who was Charles-Emile-Auguste Durand?
(a) A medical professor.
(b) A doctor.
(c) An art master.
(d) A writer.

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

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

15. Who marched into Paris on March 1, 1871?
(a) Americans.
(b) Germans.
(c) English.
(d) Italians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an atelier?

2. Who was among the artists that John Singer Sargent admired?

3. For what reason did Henry Adams hire Saint-Gaudens?

4. What was the quickest killer of those locked in Paris during the siege?

5. On what committee did Washburne serve as chairman?

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