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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovered artist James Earle Fraser?

2. Which two famous artists in Paris were impacted by the fire in Chicago in 1871?

3. Who was Raoul Rigault?

4. When did Washburne win election into the Congress?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did the Empress Eugenie feel the need to escape from the Tuileries? Who helped her?

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

4. What is the Farragut? Who does it portray?

5. What was the American Ambulance? Who created it?

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

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

8. Who was Elihu Washburne? Why did he refuse to leave Paris in 1870 when troops began to descend on Paris?

9. Why was Archbishop Darboy arrested and executed in 1871?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Americans want to go to Paris? Who was among the first Americans to travel to Paris in the 1830s? What was the main purpose for most of these people in the 1830s? What was the political atmosphere like in America during this time? How much influence did this have on the motives of those traveling to Paris? What was the trip to Paris like? What were some of the discomforts of this trip? What were some of the pleasures of this trip?

Essay Topic 2

What illness did August Saint-Gaudens suffer later in his life? Why did this illness cause Saint-Gaudens to fall into a dark depression? On what works was Saint-Gaudens working at the time? Why did he insist they be bronzed in Paris? Where did Saint-Gaudens move in July of 1900? for what reason? With whom would Saint-Gaudens live out the rest of his life? What was the Paris Saint-Gaudens left behind like? What influence did Paris continue to have on Americans? What influence does Paris have on Americans now?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following people in an essay using quotes from the book to support your conclusions:

1) Charles Sumner

2) John Sanderson

3) Nathaniel Willis

4) Emma Willard.

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