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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 87 - 133.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Edmond de Polignac marry Winnaretta Singer?
(a) December 15, 1893.
(b) September 5, 1888.
(c) March 12, 1882.
(d) March 3, 1902.

2. When was the novel A Rebours published?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1884.

3. 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?
(a) Edmond de Polignac.
(b) Georges-Charles de Heeckeren.
(c) Jean Lorrain.
(d) Alexandre Laboulbene.

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

5. What gift did Pozzi receive from Montesquiou in June of 1884?
(a) A red coat.
(b) A pair of gloves.
(c) A traveling bag.
(d) A pocket watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose portrait of Montesquiou appeared on the 1967 cover of Against Nature?

2. Who was the matchmaker for Samuel Pozzi and his wife Therese?

3. Who among the subjects in Le Cercle de la rue Royale won the lottery to own the painting?

4. What does the author claim art always has on its side?

5. To whom was the letter from John Singer Sargent that Dr. Pozzi and his companions brought to London in 1885?

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