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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 46 - 86.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who painted the 1898 portrait of Jean Lorrain that is featured in the book?
(a) Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly.
(b) Edgar Degas.
(c) Antonio de la Gandara.
(d) Hubert Juin.

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

3. Who was put on trial for having translated Emile Zola's La Terre to English?
(a) Edward Vizetelly.
(b) Joris-Karl Huysmans.
(c) Edmond de Polignac.
(d) Alexandre Laboulbene.

4. How was Samuel Pozzi injured in the Franco-Prussian War?
(a) He was shot.
(b) His ribs were broken when he fell off a cliff.
(c) He broke his leg in a trench.
(d) A horse-drawn ambulance ran over his ankle.

5. When did Ephraim McDowell operate on Jane Crawford to remove an ovarian cyst?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1809.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Dr. Pozzi when Sargent painted him in the red coat?

2. When were many Pozzis burned to death for their faith in the Protestant temple of Teglio?

3. When did Robert Caze fight in a duel with Felicien Champsaur?

4. When did Liberty and Co. open in London?

5. When was A Rebours first translated to English?

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