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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 Gille de la Tourette die?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1899.

2. How old was Edmond de Polignac in 1892?
(a) 49.
(b) 62.
(c) 57.
(d) 51.

3. How old was Mallarme in 1867?
(a) 25.
(b) 22.
(c) 32.
(d) 29.

4. Who is referred to in the book as "the poet-dandy's poet-dandy" (54)?
(a) Georges Vanor.
(b) Edmond de Goncourt.
(c) Baudelaire.
(d) Hubert Juin.

5. What did Catherine Pozzi name her pet chihuahua?
(a) Tod.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Pete.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Belgian poet said of Jean Lorrain, he "loved his age to the point of detestation" (68)?

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

3. What was the name of the famous racehorse that Emma Fischoff's husband Eugene owned?

4. When was Antoine de Riverol born?

5. How old was Leon Daudet when he fought his first duel?

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