View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 87 - 133.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what famous actress did Dr. Pozzi have an ongoing affair and friendship?
(a) Sarah Bernhardt.
(b) Marie Colombier.
(c) Catherine Pozzi.
(d) Emma Fischoff.

2. What is defined in the book as "a collection of holes tied together with string" (101)?
(a) Mass media.
(b) Biography.
(c) Print journalism.
(d) History.

3. Whose portrait of Montesquiou appeared on the 1967 cover of Against Nature?
(a) Dali's.
(b) Sargent's.
(c) Boldini's.
(d) Picasso's.

4. When did Dr. Pozzi receive his doctorate on fistulas of the upper rectum?
(a) 1891.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1873.

5. Who fought in a duel with Catulle Mendes in 1901?
(a) Edmond de Goncourt.
(b) Georges Vanor.
(c) Paul Duval.
(d) Hubert Juin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the model for Sargent's painting Madame X?

2. When did Charles Meigs die?

3. What does the author claim art always has on its side?

4. Who wrote The Picture, in which he defined "dandyism"?

5. Who wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 158 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample