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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Freud once called a dirty Jew on a train?
(a) He ate a sandwich in a train carriage.
(b) He kissed a gentile woman.
(c) He opened a window.
(d) He spilled his coffee.

2. What publication does Charles write for?
(a) The Guardian.
(b) The Times.
(c) The Gazette.
(d) The Journal.

3. Who ordered the Ring to be be built?
(a) Maria Theresa.
(b) Franz Joseph.
(c) Franz Ferdinand.
(d) Adolf Hitler.

4. Which of Charles' engravings does Edmund wonder if visitors to his house saw?
(a) The English Patient.
(b) The lit de parade
(c) The uno la.
(d) The Nuovo Rebeccani.

5. What building's ceiling did Baudry decorate?
(a) The Paris Opera.
(b) The Eiffel Tower
(c) The Louvre.
(d) The Paris Cathredral.

6. Who does the author think Charles may have bought the netsukes to please?
(a) Louise.
(b) Emily.
(c) Iggy.
(d) Abraham.

7. What was the name of the area in Paris the Ephrussi family moved to?
(a) Le Westend.
(b) Le Novo.
(c) Le Fink.
(d) Le Eastend.

8. In which city does Hotel Ephrussi have its counterpart?
(a) Berlin.
(b) London.
(c) Venice.
(d) Vienna.

9. In which city does Edmund live?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Tokoyo.
(d) Berlin.

10. What businessman was given the title of King of the Jews?
(a) Emile Zola.
(b) Rupert Murdoch.
(c) Joel Coen.
(d) James de Rothschild.

11. In which famous painting is Charles depicted?
(a) Luncheon of he Boating Party.
(b) Falling in Love.
(c) Venus in Furs.
(d) Nymheas.

12. What painter did Charles help out when he was broke?
(a) Monet.
(b) Manet.
(c) Renoir.
(d) Van Gogh.

13. What was the name of the writer who famously supported Dreyfus?
(a) Mann.
(b) Zola.
(c) Proust.
(d) Goethe.

14. What was the main export out of Odessa?
(a) Grain.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Salt.
(d) Iron.

15. In which Russian city were Jews allowed to live?
(a) Kiev.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Moscow.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which art gallery does Monet's Les bains de la Grenouillere now hang?

2. What material were the netsuke rates made from?

3. How does Edmund say the netsuke were different from most other art pieces?

4. What was considered a Jewish sin?

5. What kind of publication was the gazette?

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