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

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

3. Where was Pozzi's wife Therese's family from?
(a) Paris.
(b) Lyon.
(c) Florence.
(d) Cannes.

4. Joseph Lister shoed that if all of his sterilization procedures were followed, the death rate of amputations fell from 50% to what percentage?
(a) 15%.
(b) 20$.
(c) 40%.
(d) 10%.

5. When did Paul Pozzi marry Miriam Ashcroft?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1885.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Leon Daudet when he fought his first duel?

2. How much older was Dr. Adrien Proust than Dr. Pozzi?

3. How old was Dr. Pozzi when he traveled to London with the prince and the count in 1885?

4. When was Charles Meigs born?

5. At least how many duels took place in Paris between 1895 and 1905?

(see the answer key)

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