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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 many years after Polignac did his wife Winnaretta die?
(a) 38.
(b) 32.
(c) 25.
(d) 42.

2. When did Dr. Pozzi arrive in Paris to study medicine?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1864.
(c) 1855.
(d) 1860.

3. When was the new chloroform room inaugurated at Broca for anaesthesizing patients before surgery?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1897.

4. How old was Winnaretta Singer when she married Edmond de Polignac?
(a) 28.
(b) 22.
(c) 25.
(d) 32.

5. When were many Pozzis burned to death for their faith in the Protestant temple of Teglio?
(a) 1700.
(b) 1660.
(c) 1590.
(d) 1620.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Dr. Samuel Pozzi's 1992 biographer?

3. Who was the English governess that Jules Laforgue married the year before he died?

4. When was French President Sadi Carnot assassinated?

5. What was the name of Sarah Bernhardt's pet chimpanzee?

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