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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 wrote Des Diaboliques?
(a) Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly.
(b) Edmond de Goncourt.
(c) Edgar Degas.
(d) Hubert Juin.

2. Around what year did Nadar take the first photographs of a hermaphrodite?
(a) 1840.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1850.

3. How old was Montesquiou when he traveled to London in 1885?
(a) 40.
(b) 35.
(c) 30.
(d) 38.

4. What was the name of Samuel Pozzi's mother?
(a) Ines Escot-Meslon.
(b) Marie Colombier.
(c) Emma Fischoff.
(d) Sarah Bernhardt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Paul Pozzi marry Miriam Ashcroft?

2. Who was put on trial for having translated Emile Zola's La Terre to English?

3. Who was the prince among the three men who visited London in 1885?

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

5. Who fought in a duel with Catulle Mendes in 1901?

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