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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. How old was John Singer Sargent when he knew what he wanted to be?
(a) Seven.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Thirteen.

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

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

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

5. What is an atelier?
(a) Art critic.
(b) Art workshop.
(c) Art teacher.
(d) Art studio.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason did the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pay for a group of Mormon artists to receive training in Paris?

2. What habit did Saint-Gaudens' teachers have that he carried on into his own work?

3. Who was Stanford White?

4. Why did Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. return to Paris in 1886?

5. Who commonly wore cameos during the time in which Saint-Gaudens was an apprentice in the art of cutting cameos?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What famous American politician visited Paris in 1878 upon the resignation of Elihu Washburne?

4. Who was among some Americans who returned to Paris after many years to reflect on the impact the city had on their lives and careers?

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

6. For what reason did the French decide to commission the statue, Liberty Lighting the World, to make as a gift to America?

7. What is significant about the arrival of Isadora Duncan in Paris in 1901?

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

9. What reasons did Augustus Saint-Gaudens give friends for not enlisting in the French military in 1870?

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

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