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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Montesquiou and Polignac meet?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1879.
(d) 1865.

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

3. At least how many duels took place in Paris between 1895 and 1905?
(a) 250.
(b) 300.
(c) 150.
(d) 50.

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

5. Who was the count among the three men who are described visiting London in 1885?
(a) Edmond de Goncourt.
(b) Edward Burne-Jones.
(c) Edmond de Polignac.
(d) Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Jean Lorrain publish Monsieur de Phocas?

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

3. When was Jean Pozzi born?

4. Where did Montesquiou and Polignac first meet?

5. Who was Pozzi's cousin that was 20 years his senior and a well-known society doctor whose patients including the ruling family of Napoleon III?

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