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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who painted The Beguiling of Merlin?
(a) Alexandre Laboulbene.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Edward Burne-Jones.
(d) Emma Fischoff.

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

3. When did the author first see in person the painting that inspired this book?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2015.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2011.

4. What did Winnaretta Singer's fortune come from?
(a) Oil.
(b) Sewing machines.
(c) Flour.
(d) Maple syrup.

5. Who wrote The Earth and the Biblical Story of Its Creation?
(a) Benjamin Pozzy.
(b) Edmond de Goncourt.
(c) Georges Vanor.
(d) Hubert Juin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Robert Caze fight in a duel with Felicien Champsaur?

2. Who painted Le Cercle de la rue Royale?

3. Who said "Art is killed by taste" (57)?

4. When did Samuel Pozzi restore the family name to "Pozzi" from "Pozzy"?

5. What was the name of Samuel Pozzi's mother?

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