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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 183 - 226.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Jules-Hippolyte Percher when he was killed?
(a) 29.
(b) 42.
(c) 37.
(d) 32.

2. Who painted The Beguiling of Merlin?
(a) Henry James.
(b) Alexandre Laboulbene.
(c) Emma Fischoff.
(d) Edward Burne-Jones.

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

4. When did Leconte de Lisle die?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1902.

5. What did the count, the prince, and the doctor hear at Crystal Palace at the Handel Festival?
(a) Alcina.
(b) Flavio.
(c) Israel in Egypt.
(d) Agrippina.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Jean Lorrain's name at birth?

3. When did John Singer Sargent send Dr. Pozzi at Home to the Royal Academy in London?

4. When did Therese Pozzi die?

5. On what date did a fire break out at the Bazar de la Charite, an annual event organized by the Catholic aristocracy of France, according to the narrative?

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