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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was James Fenimore Cooper's most well known novel prior to his travels to Paris?
(a) The Ways of the Hour.
(b) The Deerslayer.
(c) Lives of Distinguished American Naval Officers.
(d) The Last of the Mohicans.

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

3. What is Morse Code?
(a) Electrical signals that translate into dots and dashes.
(b) A means of communication for deaf people.
(c) A code the Americans used during the Revolutionary War.
(d) A language that allows artists to hide messages in paintings.

4. 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 join his family.
(c) To escape prosecution.
(d) To aid his health.

5. What problem did American doctors, and/or their patients, have in regards to female patients that was not shared by their Paris equivalent in 1830?
(a) Lack of concern for the conditions centering on pregnancy.
(b) Lack of freedom to examine female patients.
(c) A lack of understanding about female anatomy.
(d) A lack of respect for the particular ailments of women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Americans find unexpectedly good on their journey to Paris after leaving the ships?

2. When Morse was twenty-eight, who commissioned him for a portrait?

3. What is the Louvre?

4. Who founded Cooperstown in New York?

5. To what college did Samuel Morse go?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was George Healy? Who was he commissioned to paint in the 1840s?

2. For what reason did Americans prior to the 1830s embark to Paris? Who were these Americans?

3. What were some of Mason Warren's complaints about the behavior of the doctors under whom he trained in Paris?

4. Who was Pierre-Charles-Alexandre Louis? Why was he important to Americans who went to Paris in the 1830s?

5. What was the primary mode of travel to Europe in the 1830s? What did many of these early travelers think of this mode of transportation?

6. On September 14, 1851, what American author died? Who was among those who memorialized him at a tribute in New York?

7. What aspect of living in Paris did many ladies from America appreciate the most?

8. What were some of the differences between medical training in the United States and medical training in Paris?

9. What was one of the most memorable landmarks the Americans would often stop to see on their way into Paris in the 1830s? Why were many Americans so impressed by this sight?

10. What were some of the biggest complaints against King Louis-Phillipe in 1847 that eventually led to the king going into exile?

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