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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. Did the political catastrophes of 1870-71 stop the influx of Americans to Paris?
(a) Only for a few months.
(b) No.
(c) Only for a year.
(d) Yes.

2. How did Charles Moulton amuse the invaders at his home in May of 1871?
(a) By refusing to allow them to take his animals.
(b) By badly mispronouncing his French.
(c) By faking a heart attack.
(d) By singing to the invaders.

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

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

5. Who was Richard Morris Hunt?
(a) A French architect.
(b) An American architect.
(c) A French writer.
(d) An American politician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession did Augustus Saint-Gaudens' uncle have?

2. In 1919, Gussie Saint-Gaudens had what turned into the Saint-Gaudens Memorial?

3. Who was Raoul Rigault?

4. Where did Washburne make his first stand as a lawyer?

5. Of what battle was Admiral David Galsgow Farragut best remembered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What accomplishment did Elihu Washburne's maternal grandfather complete that made Washburne's mother deeply proud of him?

2. What impact did the Farragut have on Saint-Gaudens career?

3. What were the terms of France's surrender to the Germans in 1871?

4. What caused a second exodus out of Paris in 1871?

5. For what reason did Healy and his family choose to return to Paris in 1871?

6. What event took place in Paris in 1867 that brought Augustus Saint-Gaudens to Paris?

7. What was the Paris Commune? How was it connected to communism?

8. For what reasons did John Singer Sargent choose to make his home in Paris in 1874?

9. What was Augustus Saint-Gaudens' relationship to Davida Clark?

10. Who was Augusta Homer? Why did she live in Rome? Who did she meet there?

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