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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 Renoir accused of by his peers?
(a) Inhumane painting.
(b) Painting to order.
(c) Forgery.
(d) Stealing their girlfriends.

2. What does the staircase in the medical insurance office curl up like?
(a) A sleeping python.
(b) A coil of smoke.
(c) A trail of saliva.
(d) A winner's ribbon.

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

4. What was Charles' nickname?
(a) Waltzing Boy.
(b) Cheeky Charlie.
(c) Fox Trotter.
(d) Dancing Dave.

5. Which Proust character was Charles said to be the model for?
(a) Potter.
(b) Swann.
(c) Alex.
(d) Janus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Durer's nationality?

2. What pose does Charles hold in Manet's painting?

3. Why did Renoir say Charles was drawn to gaudy colors?

4. What was the occupation of Jules Laforgue?

5. Where does the author say was the best place to buy Japanese art?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Edmund think he has fallen for Charles?

2. What can de Waal envision as he scans Charles' room?

3. What did Drumont write about Jews in his anti-Semetic newspaper?

4. What was expected of Viktor and his friends?

5. How did anti-Jewish feeling in France effect Charles?

6. How did Charles start collecting?

7. Why did Westerners view Japanese art as so different?

8. Describe the Ringstrasse when it was first built in Vienna.

9. What problems were Charles and his relative having at the end of Chapter 20?

10. Why does Charles buy a vitrine in Chapter 6?

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