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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Jean Lorrain's name at birth?
(a) Hubert Juin.
(b) Paul Duval.
(c) Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly.
(d) Antonio de la Gandara.

2. Pushkin was killed in a duel with whom in 1837?
(a) Edward Vizetelly.
(b) Georges-Charles de Heeckeren.
(c) Edmond de Polignac.
(d) Alexandre Laboulbene.

3. When was the painting Madame X completed?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1884.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1880.

4. How old was Edmond de Polignac in 1892?
(a) 57.
(b) 49.
(c) 62.
(d) 51.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Gentle Art of Making Enemies?

2. When is the Self-portrait by Winnaretta Singer dated that is printed in the book?

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

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

5. What did Winnaretta Singer's fortune come from?

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