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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 133 - 183.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Flaubert die?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1890.

2. Who did Dr. Pozzi quote in a speech when he said, "However empty the heavens above us might have now become, we should always be able to recognize amongst them the divine figure of Pity" (141)?
(a) Plato.
(b) Walter de la Mare.
(c) Baudelair.
(d) William Shakespeare.

3. What does the author say bad smells are in the narrative?
(a) Good reminders.
(b) Regrets.
(c) Sad memories.
(d) Signs of warning.

4. When did John Singer Sargent paint Carolus-Duran?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1871.
(d) 1885.

5. Who was a friend of Dr. Pozzi's and the author of Filrt?
(a) Marie Colombier.
(b) Paul Hervieu.
(c) Edgar Degas.
(d) Paul Duval.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the Self-portrait by Winnaretta Singer dated that is printed in the book?

2. What word from the text refers to the making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone's reputation?

3. When was the Byzantine emperor Phocas decapitated?

4. How was Samuel Pozzi injured in the Franco-Prussian War?

5. How many years after Polignac did his wife Winnaretta die?

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